We lift our hearts in agreement with this powerful prayer from Ephesians 3:14-20, for it encapsulates the deepest longings of every believer—to be strengthened by the Holy Spirit, to know the unknowable love of Christ, and to be filled with the fullness of God. This passage reminds us that our spiritual growth is not by our own strength but by His glorious power working within us. Father, we come before You as Your children, acknowledging that apart from Christ, we can do nothing (John 15:5). We ask that You would indeed grant us, according to the riches of Your glory, to be strengthened with might through Your Spirit in our inner being.
Lord, we pray that Christ would dwell in our hearts through faith—not as a visitor, but as the rightful King of our lives. May we be rooted and grounded in love, so deeply established in Your truth that we are unshaken by the storms of life. We long to comprehend, with all the saints, the vast dimensions of Your love—its width, length, depth, and height—which surpasses all human understanding. Fill us with the fullness of God, that we may walk in the power and authority of Your Spirit, reflecting Your glory to a world in desperate need of Your light.
We are humbled by the truth that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. This power is the same power that raised Christ from the dead (Ephesians 1:19-20), and it is available to us today. Lord, we surrender every area of our lives to You—our thoughts, our desires, our relationships, and our dreams. May Your will be done in us and through us, for Your glory alone.
We also take this moment to rebuke any spirit of complacency or unbelief that may hinder us from fully embracing the depth of this prayer. If there are areas in our lives where we have resisted Your work—whether through sin, pride, or fear—we repent and ask for Your cleansing and renewal. Forgive us for the times we have relied on our own strength instead of Your Spirit, or when we have allowed the love of the world to dull our passion for You.
Father, we pray for those who may be reading this who do not yet know the saving power of Jesus Christ. We declare that there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). If anyone does not have Christ dwelling in their heart, we pray that today would be the day of salvation. Open their eyes to see their need for a Savior, and draw them to Yourself by the power of Your Holy Spirit. May they confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in their heart that You raised Him from the dead, so that they may be saved (Romans 10:9).
We also lift up those who are struggling in their marriages or relationships. Lord, we pray for marriages that honor You, where husbands love their wives as Christ loved the church, and wives respect their husbands (Ephesians 5:22-33). For those who are single, we pray that You would prepare them for godly spouses and that they would remain pure, fleeing from sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18-20). We rebuke any spirit of fornication or adultery that seeks to destroy the sanctity of marriage and relationships. May Your people walk in holiness, honoring You with their bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit.
For those who may be entangled in sin or struggling with temptation, we pray for deliverance and strength. Your Word tells us that no temptation has overtaken us except what is common to man, but You are faithful, and You will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear. With the temptation, You will also provide the way of escape, that we may be able to endure it (1 Corinthians 10:13). Lord, give us the courage to take that way of escape and to walk in victory.
We declare that Your love is our foundation, Your power is our strength, and Your glory is our purpose. May we live lives that are fully surrendered to You, filled with Your Spirit, and overflowing with Your love. To You, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
"Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, we ASK You would GRANT US, according to the RICHES of YOUR GLORY, to be STRENGTHENED with power and might through YOUR Spirit in the inside, that CHRIST may DWELL in our hearts' through faith; that we, being ROOTED and GROUNDED in LOVE, may be able to comprehend with all the saints, what is the width and length and depth and height — to KNOW the LOVE of CHRIST that passes knowledge; that we may be FILLED with ALL the FULLNESS of GOD. Now to YOU who are ABLE to do EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL that WE ASK or THINK, by the the POWER that works in us, to YOU be GLORY iIN THE CHURCH, by Christ Jesus to all generations, FOREVER. Amen," Eph 3:14-20.
