Ephesians 1:18-21 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 to us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Okay, you can breathe now! There is something about the Book of Ephesians. It is as though it is meant to be read as one long sentence. Paul, the writer, seems totally overwhelmed by the grandeur and truth of what he is portraying to us. The verses above are quite startling really because it seems to me he is trying to help us grasp the magnitude of the power God has imparted to us who believe. He explains that it is like the power which raised Christ from the dead! That resurrection power is ours to exercise in our daily lives. It is overcoming power provided to every believer: “…Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession – to the praise of his glory.” (See verses 13 and 14).  The Holy Spirit affirms:

“It is through this power that I am able to dismantle the strongholds of the enemy which he so purposefully set out to build in the lives of my children. That is why my Word says resist the devil and he will flee from you. Not in your own strength but using the Word which is your sword for I am true to my word. When you wield the sword it ignites my power which is behind it. The devil cannot oppose me and win. I am the one and only the Almighty God.”