I pray 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 his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Ephesians 1:18 – 22

Really?  It is almost too much!  Paul prays for the Ephesian believers.  What does he pray for?

That the eyes of your heart may be enlightened.  Sounds strange at first – the heart has eyes!  The heart is the center of emotion. It determines how we feel. If those eyes see clearly, blessed is every person who has such eyes!

What is important for those “heart eyes” to see?

First, to know the hope to which he has called you.  We are called to hope. That kind of hope can not be contrived, it is one of the blessed gifts of the Holy Spirit. We have this hope because we are “called.”  This opens the window into the blessed truth of God’s calling, a mystery but also a profound reality.

Second, to receive the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.  Is that possible for us quite ordinary human beings?  Glorious inheritance like all born again people get!

Third, that we might know God’s incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

This is too good to believe, we might say, as our eyes begin to see things of the Spirit.  I stand in awe of how we, the saved ones, are blessed beyond measure.  Sight.  Hope.  Riches. Power.  Oh, my soul, stay on this passage until it shapes my entire thinking.