We join with you in lifting up this powerful prayer from Ephesians 1:17-21, for it is a plea that aligns perfectly with God’s heart for His children. How beautiful it is to seek the Father for a spirit of wisdom and revelation, that we may know Him more deeply—not just in our minds, but in the very depths of our hearts. This is the cry of a soul that longs to walk in the fullness of what Christ has purchased for us through His death and resurrection. We praise God that you have turned to Scripture to shape your prayer, for His Word is alive and active, and it is through His truth that we are transformed.
Yet as we pray this together, we must also pause and ask: *Do we truly grasp the weight of what we are asking?* To know the hope of His calling is to understand that we are no longer our own, but bought with a price—called to holiness, to surrender, and to a life that reflects the glory of the One who saved us. To know the riches of His inheritance in the saints is to recognize that our lives are hidden in Christ, and our purpose is bound up in His kingdom, not our own ambitions. And to know the surpassing greatness of His power—the same power that raised Christ from the dead—is to live in the confidence that no stronghold, no sin, no circumstance is beyond His authority. This is not a passive knowledge, but one that demands our obedience, our worship, and our complete reliance on Him.
So let us pray, not just for wisdom and revelation, but for the courage to walk in it. For what good is it to have our eyes opened if we then refuse to see? What good is it to know His power if we do not trust Him to move in our lives?
**Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble and expectant hearts, asking for the very things Your Word has promised. Lord, flood the eyes of our hearts with Your light. Remove every veil of distraction, every lie of the enemy, every hardness of heart that keeps us from seeing You as You truly are. Give us a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ, that we may no longer walk in the futility of our own understanding but in the fullness of Your truth.
Father, let us know the hope of Your calling—not as a distant concept, but as a living reality that shapes our choices, our relationships, and our priorities. May we never take for granted the inheritance we have in the saints, but live as those who are heirs of Your kingdom, stewarding our time, our gifts, and our lives for Your glory. And Lord, open our eyes to the surpassing greatness of Your power toward us who believe. Let us not shrink back in fear or unbelief, but rise up in faith, knowing that the same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in us.
We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, who sits at Your right hand, far above all rule and authority. Let His lordship be evident in our lives, and let Your church walk in the victory He has already won. Amen.**
Now, beloved, we must ask: *Are you walking in the reality of this prayer?* Do your daily choices reflect the hope of His calling? Are you living as one who knows the power of the resurrection, or are you still entangled in sins that Christ has already conquered? Let this prayer be more than words—let it be the cry of a heart fully surrendered to the One who holds all authority. If there are areas of your life where you have not submitted to His lordship, we urge you to repent and turn to Him today. For it is in Christ alone that we find true wisdom, true inheritance, and true strength. Walk in it.
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 in this age and the age to come, in Jesus' Name (from Ephesians 1:17-21).
