“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”
—Ephesians 1:18      

Reflection

I believe the rock Yeshua was referring to is the rock of revelation. The Bible tells us that everybody who hears and learns from the Father comes to Jesus. So our faith is built on the revelation the Father gives us in the knowledge of Him.

It is built on the wisdom to first understand that Jesus is the only way and then to perceive by revelation the mysteries of the Spirit and the kingdom of heaven. The world’s mindset tells us that Jesus is one of many paths to God and encourages us to be politically and culturally correct. That is not the wisdom or revelation of God.

Our Creator wants us to know Him and understand that He is faithful, trustworthy, and powerful. As King David said, He desires us to behold His beauty. But to experience this reality, we must ask Him to fill us with wisdom, revelation, and the knowledge of Him.

And we cannot ask for this just once and think we are done.

We must continually pray for God to keep revealing Himself to us.

Paul prayed “that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling.” As we pray to know more and more the hope of His calling, who we are to God, and where we are going, we enter into the depths of eternal life.

Abba wants you to have answers to the most fundamental questions of your existence: Who am I? Where am I going? What is my purpose?

Many people want to know their purpose in life, but often they are looking in the wrong place. Your purpose is bigger than what you do for a living. It is bigger than the area of ministry you serve in.

Your ultimate calling is God Himself.

Scripture says, “In Him we live and move and have our being.” God is the One in whom we find our calling. It is not ultimately a ministry assignment, but a relationship with Him. Only as we get to know God will we come into the sense of having a divine destiny or knowing who we are.

Paul continues by praying that we would know “what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”

Simply put, Paul was praying that you and I would know how precious we are to God the Father.

Beloved, inside you there is something so beautiful, more beautiful than a diamond or a sunset. Paul spoke of what is inside us as the riches of God’s glory.

We are the Father’s inheritance.

Application

• Continually ask Father God to give you wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him and to enlighten the eyes of your heart.
• Stop looking for your ultimate identity and purpose merely in what you do. Your ultimate calling is God Himself and relationship with Him.

Prayer

Father of glory, enlighten the eyes of my heart and continually give me wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You. Help me to know the hope of Your calling, who I am to You, and where You are leading me. Abba, teach me that my ultimate calling is not simply what I do, but relationship with You. Reveal Your faithfulness, trustworthiness, power, and beauty to me more deeply. Help me also to understand how precious I am to You and to receive the truth that I am part of the riches of Your inheritance. In Messiah Jesus’ name, amen.