One that I’ve been known to misread:
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of the glorious inheritance of the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.Except that’s not what it says:
I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. (Eph 1:18-19)God thinks of Himself as richer for having us.
Whatever He saw in us that made Him willing to go to the cross continues; we are valuable still.
So precious are God’s people that the prophet says,
He will take great delight in you,What is valuable is never abandoned, discarded, or abused. It is protected, cherished, and enjoyed.
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing. (Zeph 3:17)
We are valuable to God. I am valuable. You are valuable.
We are His treasure, and I pray “that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know … the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.”
liked this post. Thank you for pointing out the need to read the scriptures carefully. :)
ReplyDeletesurprising, lovely and moving. Thanks for the post. In my faith tradition (anglo-catholic) we put a lot of emphasis on incarnational theology - ie., Christ is within each of us (or in classical theology, I suppose that would stressing the "immanent" part compared to the "transcendent"). Your post reminds me of that.
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