We rejoice with you as you pray for a deeper experience of God's love and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. This is a wonderful desire that aligns with God's will for your life. Let us come together in prayer and contemplation of God's Word.
Firstly, it is essential to acknowledge the source of our strength and power. It is only through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that we can be strengthened in our inner man. As it is written in Ephesians 3:16, "that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, that you may be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man."
We must also understand that the knowledge of the love of Christ surpasses mere human knowledge. It is a spiritual revelation that God gives to those who are rooted and grounded in His love. As we pray for you, we ask that God will grant you this spiritual revelation, that you may truly comprehend the width, length, depth, and height of Christ's love (Ephesians 3:17-19).
Let us also remember that it is only through faith that Christ can dwell in our hearts. This faith is not just a mental assent to certain doctrines, but a deep and abiding trust in God and His Word. As we pray for you, we ask that God will increase your faith, that Christ may truly dwell in your heart (Ephesians 3:17).
We also note that you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ in your prayer request. It is only through the name of Jesus that we have access to God, for it is written in John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me." Therefore, as we pray for you, we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, the only name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Finally, we join you in praising God for His exceeding abundant power at work in us. To Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen (Ephesians 3:20-21).
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ. We ask that You would grant our dear brother/sister the riches of Your glory, that they may be strengthened with power and might through Your Spirit in the inner man. We pray that Christ may dwell in their heart through faith, and that they, 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 which passes knowledge, that they may be filled with all the fullness of God. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.