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我的女婿不明白我们为什么会花那么多钱来买食物。他把身为空巢人士的我们的食物开支，与他们一家五口的开支比较时，感到大惑不解。当他们再来我家时，我建议他们留意我孙子的行踪。他们进屋后不到几分钟，食物储藏室的门被打开了，房子另一边的冰箱的门也被打开了。他一边大笑一边摇头。

我喜欢见到我的孙儿在我家感到自由自在，他们知道在哪里可以找到他们想要的和爱吃的零食。他们知道，在祖母的家中他们有这个特权，而他们的父母和朋友来家里时也是一样。

保罗为以弗所信徒祷告，他明白他们也需要知道自己的特权。在他们被耶稣赐予的丰盛祝福充满时，他们需要有属灵的知识和悟性。耶稣挑战祂的跟随者，来参与祂正在进行的工作（参约 14:12）祂说，他们若懂得怎样支取他们已被赋予的能力，他们将要做比现在更大的事。

那叫耶稣从死里复活的能力，我们也可以得到。我们需要认识到，我们的产业是何等丰富，以至于令人难以置信。我们需要打开圣经，去寻找供我们使用的巨大财富，就好像我的孙子懂得怎样打开食物储藏室的门那样。

My son-in-law wondered how we could spend so much on groceries. He compared our grocery bill as empty nesters to their grocery bill for a family of five, and he was puzzled. The next time they came to visit, I suggested that he watch the traffic flow of my grandchildren. Within minutes of arriving, the pantry door had been opened, and across the room the fridge door was also open. He smiled and shook his head.

I love that my grandkids feel at home and that they know how to access foods they want and enjoy. They know that they have that privilege at Grandma's house. And so do their parents as well as friends who show up.

As Paul prays for the Ephesians, he knows this is the kind of information they need. They need spiritual knowledge and understanding as their hearts begin to fill with the great blessings Jesus has for them. When Jesus challenges his followers to join him in the work he is doing (John 14:12), he says they will do more than he has done as they learn how to access the power they are given.

The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is offered to us. We need to understand how incredibly great our inheritance is. We need to open Scripture and find the amazing riches that are ours to use, just as my grandkids know how to open the pantry door.