Friday mornings have become my favorite morning of the week, sacred in a beautiful way.
I get to meet with a group of women—scattered across states, countries, and seasons of life—all gathered online. Some are nursing newborns, others juggling work-from-home chaos or squeezing in before appointments. The space we provide is informal, grace-filled, and open: join late, step away for a crying baby, return when you can. No judgment. Just presence, prayer, and time in the Word.
Lately, we’ve been walking slowly through Ephesians chapter 1, letting the richness of Paul’s prayer sink in rather than rushing to the end. The heart of the passage lands in verses 18–20, and it has been reshaping how we see ourselves.
Paul prays this:
I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling, that is the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones. I pray that you will continually experience the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith. Then your lives will be an advertisement of this immense power as it works through you. This is the mighty power that was released when God raised Christ from the dead… (Passion Translation)
Two truths stand out sharply: inheritance and power.
The Inheritance We Carry
Paul doesn’t speak of a distant future reward. He prays we would experience now “the wealth of God’s glorious inheritances that he finds in us.” Notice the plural—“inheritances.” It’s not a single, vague blessing. It’s a treasury—hope, calling, identity, provision, healing, peace, purpose—already deposited in us as daughters of the Most High.
Yet how easily societal pressure dims that reality. Comparison steals worth. Cultural definitions of success whisper that we’re falling short. Fear of the future erodes hope. The prayer is for light to flood the eyes of our imagination so we see clearly: we are not orphans scraping by. We are chosen, adopted, set apart, and lavishly resourced.
Claiming that inheritance changes everything. Self-doubt loses its grip when you remember whose daughter you are. Comparison fades when you realize the Father delights in you—not because of performance, but because you are His.
The Power That Lives Inside
The second half of the prayer is even bolder. Paul wants us to know “the immeasurable greatness of God’s power made available to you through faith.” This isn’t generic spiritual energy. Two Greek words appear in the original text:
- Dunamis — inherent, resident, miraculous power; the explosive ability to do what is naturally impossible. This is the same word behind “dynamite.” It resides in every believer through the Holy Spirit.
- Kratos — dominion, ruling strength, the visible display of authority.
Paul ties it directly to the resurrection: the identical power that shattered death and seated Christ above every ruler and realm now operates in us. Our everyday lives are meant to become an “advertisement” of that power working through ordinary people.
That means the same force that raised Jesus can shift stubborn hearts, heal bodies, restore relationships, break fear, release provision, and bring peace that the world cannot give. It doesn’t mean life is free of hardship—it means we are never victims. We have access to the Creator who spoke galaxies into being.
Living It Out
What does this look like when relationships fracture? When health falters? When finances feel tight? When long-held desires (a spouse, a child, wholeness) seem out of reach?
The invitation is simple and audacious: dream with God about the life you could live if you believed this power was truly available. See yourself loving boldly, forgiving radically, praying with expectation, stepping into healing moments, carrying peace into chaos. If Scripture says it’s possible—greater works than Jesus did (John 14:12)—then it is.
We don’t earn this power. It’s a gift activated by faith. The first step is often the hardest: believing it’s real, that it’s for you, that it’s not reserved for “super-spiritual” people.
Here’s a beautiful example of what God does. One woman shared how God changed her heart about motherhood after years of resistance. What felt impossible became a stirring desire, then reality—multiple children, and now expectancy for one more. That shift alone was miraculous. Another spoke of learning to ask God for new perspectives in conflict instead of staying trapped in emotion. Small, daily choices to lean on resurrection power rather than human strength. This life is available in Christ. I invite you to join!
An Open Invitation
If this stirs something in you, start here:
- Read Ephesians 1 slowly, perhaps in a fresh translation like The Passion or The Message to wake up familiar words.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate the eyes of your heart.
- Pick one area where hope feels dim or power feels distant, and pray Paul’s prayer over yourself.
- Be curious. Ask questions. Dig into words. Let the Word read you as much as you read it.
You are not alone. You are never without resources. The same power that turned a sealed tomb into an open declaration of victory is at work in you—right now.
Your life can be an advertisement of that power. Not because you’re strong, but because He is.
Walk in it, daughter. The inheritance is yours. The power is already inside.
See you in the Word. 💛
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