A Revelation of the Power of Jesus

The apostle Paul prayed for the church in Ephesus. "So that you may know ... what is toward us that believe the infinite greatness of his power, manifesting himself with efficacy through the power of his strength" (Ephesians 1: 18-19). Paul actually said : "May God not only reveal to you the past greatness of Christ, but his present greatness."

The Church today has a great respect for the Jesus who walked on Earth - the Galilean, the son of Mary, the teacher and the miracle maker. We never get tired of hearing and talking about the greatness of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

We like to remember how Jesus chased demons and how He stayed strong despite all temptations. He opened the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, allowed the paralytics to jump, restored wilted arms, healed lepers. He changed the water into wine, fed multitudes with only a few loaves of bread and fish and, in addition to an opportunity, He raised the dead.

Yet at some point in history, Christians began to limit the present power of our great Savior, the maker of miracles. The Church has developed a theology that makes Christ the God of the spiritual but not of the visible world. Often, we do not know Him as Lord of our daily affairs, as God of our home, our children, our marriage, our work and our bills.

Paul tells us that we need a revelation of the power of the risen Jesus, sitting at the right hand of God, who has received all power in Heaven and on Earth." [God] has put everything under his feet" (Ephesians 1:22). When I read this passage, the Holy Spirit touched my heart with a powerful truth : "Jesus was never more powerful than He is now." Further, according to Paul, Christ is "Above all dominion, authority, power, dignity, and name which may be called not only in this world, but in the world to come" (Ephesians 1:21) .

David Wilkerson