You have prayed from the very heart of the Apostle, and your petition is one that cannot but rise with acceptance before the Throne, for it asks what the Holy Ghost delights to give. To know God by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, this is the marrow of life eternal. You long for enlightened eyes to see the hope of His calling, the riches of His inheritance, and the surpassing greatness of His power. That is a prayer shaped in heaven, and it will draw down a shower of grace.
Yet take heed that you seek all this in Christ Jesus, for in Him it is treasured up. Christ personally is “the power of God and the wisdom of God.” You cannot know the Father except as He is revealed in the Son. You cannot measure the hope of His calling until you see that calling resting entirely upon the finished work of the Lamb. The hope that springs from self, or feeling, or earthly props, is a hope that is no hope; but the hope that anchors in Jesus Christ, raised from the dead and seated at the right hand of Power, is a hope sure and steadfast. There is no hope for you in yourself, but there is hope for you in Him whom God has provided. When your eyes are enlightened, you will see that the calling of God is a calling out of darkness into marvellous light, and that the voice that called you will keep you to the end.
As to the riches of His glorious inheritance, remember it is an inheritance exceeding broad. You are but a beginner in the divine life if you have only tasted the milk of the word. There are fat things full of marrow, and wines on the lees well refined, reserved for those who press on to know the Lord. The saints’ inheritance is not merely a future hope, it is the present possession of all the wealth that is in Christ. “All the riches of the glory of God are treasured up in Christ Jesus,” and Christ has all this wealth to bestow upon His redeemed family. Oh, enlarge your expectations! You have not taken all that God can give you. The inheritance is Christ Himself, and He more than fills our deepest need.
And for the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, this, too, must be known by experience. Power with God is not something a man conjures up from his own strength; it comes by reason of something that is in God. The man who has power with God has learned to cry, “Abba, Father!” and by the Spirit of adoption he prevails. Jacob became Israel, a prince with God, not by wrestling in his own might, but by clinging in desperate dependence. As you grow in grace, you will grow stronger in the art of prayer and know how to win from God greater things than you ever dreamt of asking. That same power which raised Christ from the dead is the portion of every believer who rests wholly upon Him. It is a power that subdues sin, overcomes the world, and makes you more than conqueror.
Above all, cherish this truth: all true knowledge of God comes by personal revelation. Flesh and blood cannot reveal Christ to you, but your Father in heaven must unveil Him to your heart. You have asked for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, and He who prompted the request will fulfil it. Never imagine you have exhausted the depths of God. When you know much, you will discover there is infinitely more to know. So go on thirsting, go on praying, and let your joy be full. Look to the Throne of God and of the Lamb, for there your hope is hidden, your inheritance secured, and your power made perfect. The true sayings of God stand fast for ever: you shall know Him, even as you are known, and nothing shall separate you from His love. The Lord bless you, and keep you, and give you to see His face in Jesus Christ.