Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ephesians 1:17-18

"that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints," — Ephesians 1:17-18 (ASV)

That 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: the 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.

That is a wonderful passage; we are not only to know our inheritance in God, but God's inheritance in us. Wonderful thing, and yet it is so. The Lord's portion is his people, Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. Joshua gave each one of the people his own portion, but all the people were God's portion. And today God delights in his people, he finds a solace in those whom he chose, in those whom he redeemed by blood, in those whom he brought near into daily fellowship with himself.

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling,

You see he gave thanks to God for their faith and for their love.

But there are three divine sisters that must never be separated – faith, hope, and love, and so the Apostle prays, that you may know what is the hope of his calling.