Spiritual Awareness
That 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: The 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
(Ephesians 1:17-18)
The word, “know” in our opening text is the
Greek “eido.” It means, “To become aware.”
God wants you to become aware of the hope of His
calling in your life, and the inheritance He’s made
available to you in Him.
1 John 5:13 (NIV) says, “I write these things to
you who believe in the name of the Son of God so
that you may know that you have eternal life.” God
wants you to know you have eternal life in your spirit
now. When you’re aware of it, you’re going to live and
act accordingly. It’s part of growth—learning about the
things of God—knowing where you are, and who you
are in Him.
Eternal life is the life and nature of God, which you
receive at the new birth: “And this is the record, that
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his
Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath
not the Son of God hath not life” (1 John 5:11-12). Are
you aware that you have eternal life? Has it dawned
on you that you’re an associate of the God-kind? You
may not feel it in your body that you’ve received the
life of God; that’s because eternal life is in your spirit
and not your physical body, and your consciousness
of it will affect the way you live.
You’re not ordinary; the life in you is incorruptible,
making you excellent and full of glory. God wants you
to come to the active knowledge of this truth.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for eternal life that’s in my spirit.
I live and function with the consciousness that I’m an
associate of the God-kind. Nothing is impossible to me,
for as Christ is, so am I in this world. I’m healthy and strong,
strengthened with might by God’s Spirit in my inner man, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
Further study:
John 17:2-3; 1 Corinthians 2:12
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 10:32-52
Numbers 14-15
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 24:1-9
Psalm 56