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Este pan tiene que ver con el hecho que Dios nos ha escogido, nos ha redimido, nos ha
perdonada para estar delante de su presencia. Esto significa que Dios nos ha colmado de
bendiciones en Cristo Jesús. Quiero que veamos en esta mañana la oración de Pablo en
estos versículos. Pablo invertía gran parte de su tiempo en la oración. De hecho la vida
de oración de Pablo ocupa un lugar muy importante en sus cartas. Nos habla mucho de
la vida de oración de pablo. Así que hay muchas cosas que podemos aprender de las
oraciones hechas por Pablo. Hoy vamos a considerar una de estas oraciones, que se
encuentra precisamente en los vs. 13 y 14 del capítulo 1 de Efesios.
It has the meaning of “a disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of
anyone.”
We sometimes use the word “spirit” in this general sense. We mean a demeanor or
temperament that affects how we live our life. Spirit of arrogance, graceful spirit, gentle
spirit, youthful spirit. It is a reference to one’s nature. He is asking for greater
understanding concerning God’s person, purpose and presence.
Gal 6:1 refers to a “spirit of gentleness”.
Rom 815 refers to a “spirit of slavery”.
Paul asks God to give these believers a life disposition of wisdom and revelation
regarding the knowledge of God. It is similar to his request that the Colossians be filled
with the knowledge of God’s will. He used an intensified word for knowledge that
indicates a fuller understanding or discernment or recognition.
It refers to exact, complete, experiential knowledge, not just abstract knowledge of God
or even facts about Him
Similar requests appear all through the New Testament because it is the core of our
walk.
This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom
You have sent. John 17:3
For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you
and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom
and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him
in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God
Colossians 1:9-10
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;
seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and
godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and
excellence. 2 Peter 1:2-3
The pattern is unmistakable. Such a knowledge was Paul’s ultimate passion (Phil 3:10).
How would people characterize our nature? Are we satisfied with what we know of God
or is there an internal drive to know more?
Paul prays that we understand the wonder, the surpassing greatness of the power that
God exhibited when He saved us and raised up. He details this glorious transformation
further in chapter 2 where we are made alive, raised up and seated with Christ in the
heavenlies; brought near, we energize one another.
I used to think this was power for living the Christian life here, but the context dictates
that we should view the power as the power exhibited to bring us out of death into life
and cause us to be heirs and joint heirs with Christ and rule and reign with Him and be
His light to a dying world. Later we see He also empowers daily living. Here it is
regeneration power; the power of the new birth. Paul wants us to understand and
contemplate what God did to get us where we are. Basically Paul wants the Ephesians to
understand the wonder of their salvation.
He outlined much of the blessing in 3-14; chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven,
enlightened, made His inheritance and sealed.
Then he was prompted to pray that God bring fuller understanding through the
enlightening of their heart to grasp the hope drawn from the fact of our calling,
understand the glory of being God’s special people and the greatness (surpassing)
greatness of God’s power toward us.