Daily Bread

Ephesians 1:18 - "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened to know His calling which is your confidence and which is the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the holy ones."

The notion of "His calling" conveys a profound meaning; for we know from Hebrews 3:1 that His calling is a heavenly calling and from 2 Timothy 1:9 that it is a holy calling. The calling is to represent Jesus, to be His ambassadors, and to stand in His place. We have been called to be His witnesses which necessitates being endued with power from On High. His calling is a call for us to stand in the place of Jesus Christ and minister to mankind just as His only begotten Son Jesus did. We have been called to cast out devils, to lay hands on the sick, and proclaim the day of deliverance to all mankind. We are called not only to do the works that Jesus did but even greater works (John 14:12). This holy calling that we have been called unto is one that demonstrates that Jesus abolished death with all of its pain, sickness, sin, and suffering and has brought life and immortality into the brilliantly visible light of heaven so that all mankind might see that Jesus is Lord over all things and through His mighty redeeming power has destroyed the works of the devil (2 Timothy 1:9; 1 John 3:8). The Holy Spirit has come to make known to us all that Jesus has supplied to us (John 16:12-15). It is only by the revelation of the Spirit that we are able to know these things that eyes have not seen, nor ears heard, nor has entered into the heart of man (1 Corinthians 2: 9-10). I pray that you will be filled with this wisdom and revelation today!

Blessings,

Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
www.abidingplace.org