These are found in Eph. 1:16-2316Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. (Ephesians 1:16‑23), and 3: 14-21. The first prayer is objective.
The second prayer is subjective.
The first prayer is marked by the word, " HIS," referring to our Lord; " HIS calling "; " HIS inheritance "; " HIS power "; " HIS feet "; " HIS body."
The second prayer is marked by the word, " YOUR " and kindred words, referring to the saints: " That He would grant you "; " that Christ may dwell in your hearts "; " that ye being rooted and grounded in love."
In the first prayer we read of " HIS calling." If Christ calls, then it must be a great calling. If a humble man marries a young woman, she shares in the humble position he has; but if this same young woman were the choice of the king of the land, she would share in his exalted position, none would be higher than she. This is at best but a feeble illustration, for what honor untold is put upon the saints to be the subjects of " HIS calling," even of that of the Lord of glory. What must the hope of that calling be but beyond our feeble understanding, to be with Him, to be like Him, to share His glory, to be His bride, the object of His affections forever.
No wonder that when the Apostle Paul was caught up to the third heaven he heard words, unspeakable in human language, and unlawful on earth. What will it be when we enter on the full realization of " HIS calling." We have to wait for our glorified bodies with no trace of the old creation, or the flesh remaining, before we can enter fully upon what lies before us. It is beyond our present understanding. " Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.' (1 Cor. 13: 12.)
The same thought circles round " HIS inheritance in the saints." What a glorious inheritance that must be, if it is shared with Him, for we share with Him what is His, as Man, and the result of His atoning sacrifice. " His power " is characterized by " exceeding greatness," and stands manifested in that greatest act of all, the raising of our Lord from the dead, setting Him at God's right hand, far above principalities and power and might and dominion, putting all things under HIS feet, giving Him the headship of all things to the church, which is HIS body, the fullness of Him that filleth all in all. Could there be a greater sweep of glory passing before our entranced gaze than this? We may well 'meditate upon this theme till it takes possession of our very souls.
The second prayer is subjective. It takes up what is formed by the Holy Spirit of God in the saints The divine desire is that we may be strengthened with might in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith, that we may be rooted and grounded in love; that we may comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, taking in all saints, Jew and Gentile; length from divine purpose to glorious fulfillment, from eternity to eternity; depth, where our Lord went to, in order to possess Himself of the saints; height, the place He has secured for us, and which we shall share with Him. All this is in order that we might be filled with all the fullness of God. Who could imagine such glory, such destiny? It could only come by divine revelation.