Ephesians 1 -- Blown Away By Something New

I read something pretty profound in my commentary this morning pertaining to little verse 3:

 

“The heavenlies describes that place where Jesus Christ is right now and where the believer is seated with Him.  The battles we fight are not with flesh and blood on earth, but with satanic powers in the heavenlies.  The Christian really operates in two spheres:  the human and the divine, the visible and the invisible.  Physically he is on the earth in a human body, but spiritually he is seated with Christ in the heavenly sphere – and it is this heavenly sphere that provides the power and direction for the earthly walk…. This is the basis of his life and power.” 

 

That certainly better helps us understand how we “are free from the law, free from slavery to sin, as well as free from the power of Satan and the world.”

 

It sounds like the battles are really going on “up there”, and we see the shadows of those battles reflected on the walls of our lives down here.  This is going to take some thought and prayer.  My commentary said that Paul was trying to get his Ephesian friends to understand the vastness of the riches they had in Christ at that moment – not someday.

 

Father, let this soak into my brain and into my heart.  Form these thoughts so that I can come to a much better understanding of it all.  Reveal these true riches that I’ve only caught a glimpse of here in this life.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

 

 

 

Gary Ford