Going back briefly to v18, it says the "riches of His glorious inheritance". The inheritance actually belongs to God, we are part of His glorious inheritance. In v18 Paul is calling us to realise (or rather the Holy Spirit to reveal to us) that we are part of God's inheritance, we have an eternal place in His glorious kingdom.
This of course raises a problem as a lot of the time we don't look very glorious, and might even ask why on earth would God want us as part of His inheritance? This is where v19 comes in, for Paul also wants the Holy Spirit to reveal to us "His incomparably great power for us who believe". God has the power to transform us, and this power is the same power that raised Christ from the dead. Jesus died on the cross because all our sins, transgressions and iniquities were laid upon Him, and He was raised from death to be seated at the right of God. This resurrection power overcame sin and death, which are our two biggest problems, and it is this power which God wishes to exercise in us.
Christ was raised from death and seated at the right hand of God in the heavenly realms, and in Chapter 2 verse 6 Paul will say that we too have been seated with Him there. We need to realise the great hope and future that we are a part of, and that God has the power to make it happen.
This of course raises a problem as a lot of the time we don't look very glorious, and might even ask why on earth would God want us as part of His inheritance? This is where v19 comes in, for Paul also wants the Holy Spirit to reveal to us "His incomparably great power for us who believe". God has the power to transform us, and this power is the same power that raised Christ from the dead. Jesus died on the cross because all our sins, transgressions and iniquities were laid upon Him, and He was raised from death to be seated at the right of God. This resurrection power overcame sin and death, which are our two biggest problems, and it is this power which God wishes to exercise in us.
Christ was raised from death and seated at the right hand of God in the heavenly realms, and in Chapter 2 verse 6 Paul will say that we too have been seated with Him there. We need to realise the great hope and future that we are a part of, and that God has the power to make it happen.
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