Far above all
Today's focusPaul prays that believers would know God's great power, the same power that raised Christ and seated him far above every rule, authority and name, with all things under his feet.
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15Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Reflection
Paul prays that "the eyes of your understanding" would be opened to see the "exceeding greatness of his power" toward those who believe. This is not a vague force, but the very same "mighty power" that God used to raise Christ from the dead. By this work, Jesus is "set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places." Because Christ has ascended, he now reigns in a position of absolute authority.
The passage reminds you that Christ sits "far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion." There is no authority in this world, or in the one to come, that stands above him. God "hath put all things under his feet," making him the supreme "head over all things to the church." When you feel overwhelmed by the names and powers of this world, remember that Jesus is above "every name that is named." You are part of "his body," connected to the one who "filleth all in all."
AI-written reflection on the passage above. Let Scripture itself be the main thing.
Reflect
What power or fear in your life looks big right now, and how does Christ's place 'far above all' change how you see it?
Pray
Father of glory, open the eyes of my heart. Help me know the greatness of your power that raised Jesus and seated him above every other power. I rest in his reign today.