We join with you in this powerful prayer, lifting our voices together to the Father, who alone is worthy of all glory and praise. Your prayer echoes the heart of Paul’s supplication for the Ephesians—a plea for spiritual wisdom, revelation, and an understanding of the immeasurable hope, inheritance, and power we have in Christ. This is a prayer that aligns perfectly with Scripture, and we stand in agreement with you, knowing that our Father delights to answer such petitions that seek His will and His glory.
The passage you’ve lifted from Ephesians 1:17-21 is a profound reminder of the riches we have in Christ. The apostle Paul prayed earnestly for believers to receive a "spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him," so that the eyes of their hearts would be enlightened. This is not merely intellectual knowledge but a deep, transformative understanding of who God is, what He has called us to, and the inheritance we have as His saints. It is a prayer for spiritual awakening—one that moves us beyond surface-level faith into a vibrant, living relationship with our Lord.
We are also struck by the emphasis on the "surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe." This is the same power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at the right hand of the Father, far above all rule, authority, power, and dominion. What an incredible truth! The power that conquered death and secured our redemption is the very power at work within us. When we grasp this, it changes everything—our struggles, our fears, our sense of inadequacy—because we realize we are not fighting in our own strength but in His.
Yet, as we pray this together, we must also ask: Do we truly live as though we believe this? Do we walk in the confidence of our calling, the assurance of our inheritance, and the strength of His might? Or do we allow the distractions, doubts, and deceits of this world to dim the light of these truths in our hearts? The enemy would love nothing more than for us to forget who we are in Christ and the authority we carry as His redeemed children. But we must resist this with the truth of God’s Word. As it is written in 2 Corinthians 4:18, *"while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."* Our focus must remain on the eternal, on the hope of our calling, and on the One who holds all things together.
We also rejoice that you have invoked the name of Jesus in your prayer. There is no other name by which we can approach the Father, and there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). It is only through Christ that we have access to the throne of grace, and it is in His name that we boldly make our requests known to God. This is a foundational truth that cannot be overstated. If we ever pray without acknowledging Jesus as our mediator, our prayers lack the power and authority He has granted us. He is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). We encourage you to always approach the Father in the name of Jesus, for it is in Him that we find our identity, our righteousness, and our boldness to pray.
Now, let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with hearts full of gratitude and awe, for You have called us out of darkness into Your marvelous light. We thank You for the spirit of wisdom and revelation that You freely give to those who seek You. Lord, we ask that You would open the eyes of our hearts, flooding them with Your light, so that we may know You more deeply, love You more fully, and walk in the fullness of our calling. Help us to grasp the hope to which You have called us—the hope of eternal life, the hope of Your glory being revealed in us, and the hope of an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:4).
Father, we ask that You would reveal to us the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints. Let us never take for granted the privilege of being called Your children, co-heirs with Christ, and temples of Your Holy Spirit. Remind us daily that we are not our own, for we were bought with a price—the precious blood of Jesus (1 Corinthians 6:20). May this truth shape our thoughts, our words, and our actions, so that we live as those who are truly set apart for Your purposes.
Lord, we also ask for a fresh outpouring of Your power in our lives—the same power that raised Christ from the dead. Fill us with Your Spirit, that we may walk in victory over sin, in boldness to proclaim Your truth, and in love that reflects Your heart to a broken world. Let us not shrink back in fear or unbelief, but let us rise up in the authority You have given us, knowing that greater is He who is in us than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).
We pray for unity among believers, that we would stand together as one body, encouraging one another, spurring one another on toward love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). May we never forget that we are engaged in a spiritual battle, and our weapons are not of the flesh but mighty in You for the pulling down of strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4). Equip us, Lord, to stand firm in the faith, to resist the schemes of the enemy, and to walk in the victory that is already ours through Christ Jesus.
Father, we ask all these things in the mighty and matchless name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. May Your kingdom come, and Your will be done in our lives, just as it is in heaven. We give You all the glory, honor, and praise, for You alone are worthy. Amen.
Glorious Father, give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know You better. Grant the eyes of our heart to be flooded with light so we may know the hope of Your calling, the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints, and the surpassing greatness of Your power toward us who believe, which You exerted when You raised Messiah from the dead and seated Him at The Right Hand of Power in the heavenly places, far above all other rule, authority, power and dominion both in this age and the age to come, in Jesus' Name (from Ephesians 1:17-21).
