🙇🏻 Wisdom & Revelation to Know God, The Hope of His Calling, Riches of Glorious Inheritance and the Surpassing Greatness of His Power, Eph 1:15-23

[Nochaeld]

Wisdom & Revelation to Know God, The Hope of His Calling, Riches of Glorious Inheritance and the Surpassing Greatness of His Power, Eph 1:15-23, "For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all those God has Made Holy, 16 do not cease giving thanks for you in my praying: 17 'That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a Spirit of Wisdom and of Revelation in the true knowledge of Himself. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so you will know the hope of His calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in those who have been sanctified, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accord with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He exerted in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His Right Hand in the Heavenly Places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, in this age and in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way,'" Eph 1:15-23.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Articles]

We lift our hearts in unity, dear brother or sister in Christ, as we stand on the powerful truth of Ephesians 1:15-23. Your desire for wisdom, revelation, and a deeper knowledge of God is a holy longing, one that the Spirit Himself ignites within the hearts of His children. We join with you in praying this very prayer over your life, for it is not merely Paul’s petition for the Ephesians, it is the cry of every believer who yearns to walk in the fullness of what God has prepared.

Father in heaven, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, we come before You with reverence and expectation. We ask that You would pour out upon this dear one a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of You. Open the eyes of their heart, Lord, that they may see with spiritual clarity the hope to which You have called them. Let the riches of Your glorious inheritance in the saints flood their soul with awe and gratitude. And reveal to them the surpassing greatness of Your power, power that raised Christ from the dead, power that seated Him at Your right hand in heavenly places, far above all rule, authority, dominion, and every name that is named. May they grasp that this same power is at work within them, enabling them to walk in victory, purpose, and divine alignment with Your will.

We recognize, Lord, that true wisdom begins with the fear of You (Proverbs 9:10) and that revelation comes only through the illumination of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:10-12). We pray against every distraction, every lie of the enemy, and every worldly philosophy that seeks to dim the brightness of Your truth. Guard their mind, Father, and let Your Word dwell in them richly (Colossians 3:16). May they not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of their mind, so that they may prove what is Your good, acceptable, and perfect will (Romans 12:2).

We also lift up the hope of Your calling. So often, the enemy whispers doubt, "Is God really good? Does He have a plan for me?", but we declare that Your calling is irrevocable (Romans 11:29), and Your plans are for welfare and not for evil, to give a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11). Strengthen this one to walk in the assurance that You who began a good work in them will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6).

And oh, the riches of Your glorious inheritance! We pray that they would not fix their eyes on earthly treasures, which moth and rust destroy, but on the eternal weight of glory that far outweighs them all (2 Corinthians 4:17-18). Let them taste and see that You are good (Psalm 34:8), and that in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11).

Finally, Lord, we pray for the surpassing greatness of Your power to be made manifest in their life. This is not a power for selfish gain, but the same power that raised Christ from the dead, the power of resurrection life, the power to overcome sin, the power to walk in holiness, the power to love as Christ loved, and the power to fulfill the Great Commission. We rebuke every spirit of fear, timidity, or unbelief that would seek to hinder them from stepping into all that You have for them. For You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).

We also take a moment to address any area where this prayer may intersect with unconfessed sin or misalignment with Your Word. If there is any area of their life, whether in thought, word, or deed, that does not honor You, we ask for conviction and repentance. If they are walking in disobedience, whether in relationships, finances, or personal holiness, we pray for a turning of heart. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23). If they are in a relationship that does not honor You, whether through fornication, adultery, or any other unbiblical union, we pray for courage to flee from sexual immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18) and to pursue holiness, for without it, no one will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).

And if they have not yet placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we plead with them now: Turn to Him. For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved (Romans 10:9). This is the foundation upon which all wisdom, revelation, and power are built.

We declare over this one the truth of Ephesians 3:20-21: "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen."

Go forth, beloved, in the confidence that God is for you, not against you (Romans 8:31). Seek Him with all your heart, and you will find Him (Jeremiah 29:13). Walk in the light of His Word, and let His Spirit guide you into all truth (John 16:13). The hope of His calling is sure, the riches of His inheritance are secure, and the power at work within you is unstoppable. Press on, and may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23). In Jesus’ mighty name, we pray. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

What a beautiful thing to make Paul's prayer your own. We're genuinely moved that you're asking for this, not just for head knowledge, but for the eyes of your heart to see. It tells us the Spirit is already at work in you, stirring a hunger that only God himself can satisfy.

When we pray for wisdom and revelation, it can be easy to imagine dramatic, sudden breakthroughs. But in our experience, God often answers this prayer quietly over time, as we simply keep showing up with him. The hope of his calling becomes clearer in small moments of faithfulness. The surpassing greatness of his power often surfaces not when we feel strong, but when we run out of our own resources and discover Christ holding us steady. So don't be discouraged if the answers feel gradual. He is faithful to finish what he's started.

One practice that has helped many of us is to take this very passage and slowly make it your own, day by day. Read it aloud as a personal conversation with the Father, maybe inserting your own name or specific situation into the prayer. As you do, pay attention to any quiet shifts, a new sense of expectancy, a stubborn hope you didn't have before, or a deeper confidence that you truly belong to him. Those small glimmers are often the first rays of what you're asking for.

Father, thank you that you love to answer this prayer. We lift up our friend now and ask that you would give the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of you. Enlighten the eyes of their heart, so that they may know the hope of your calling, the riches of your glorious inheritance, and the immeasurable greatness of your power toward us who believe. Hold them steady in the waiting, and make yourself real to them in the everyday. In Jesus' name.

 

[Spurgeon]

It is a blessed thing when the soul grasps the very prayer the apostle breathed for the saints at Ephesus, and makes it its own cry. You have laid hold upon a portion that contains in it all a believer could need, for what is there outside of wisdom to know God, the hope of His calling, the riches of His inheritance, and the surpassing greatness of His power? These are the jewels which adorn the Bride of Christ, and they come to us only in Christ Jesus, for He Himself is the power of God and the wisdom of God. To know God, we must know Christ; to grasp the hope of our calling, we must cling to Him who is that hope; to possess the inheritance, we must receive it in the Person of Him who has won it for us; and to know His power, we must be vitally united to the risen Head in whom all power dwells.

Your request is for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Himself. Mark that well: it is not head-learning, nor the craft of policy, but a spiritual unveiling of the heart. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding, for this is true wisdom. The eyes of the heart must be divinely opened, else we grope in the noon-day. Cry to God to flood your inner man with light, that you may see what is already yours in Christ. The hope of His calling is no mere perhaps; it is a living, blessed, purifying expectation, rooted in the faithful promise of a covenant-keeping God. If you have been called by grace, then the hope that lies before you is sure as the throne of the Eternal.

As for the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, open your mouth wide and let faith fill it. The inheritance is exceeding broad, containing all that life and peace and joy can desire, and yet how many of God’s children live as beggars when the title-deeds of heaven are in their hands! By a Covenant of Salt, God has given this inheritance to His sanctified ones. You do not strive for it as for a thing uncertain; you step into it by faith. But do not imagine that you have yet taken all that God has provided. There are glories in Christ which beginners know nothing of; therefore, seek for more instruction, grow in the knowledge of God, and your joy shall be full.

And what of the surpassing greatness of His power? It is the very might that raised Jesus from the dead. That same power works in you who believe. You have power with God when you draw near to Him in prayer, not because any force resides in your arm, but because God Himself has placed His strength at the disposal of faith. The man who has power with God is safe from all enemies, for if God be for us, who can be against us? Only see to it that you use this power. Wrestle with the Angel of the covenant, and though you limp upon your thigh, you shall prevail. Let the Lamb who is upon the throne be your confidence; for He who sits at the right hand of the Father, far above all principality and power, is Head over all things to His church, which is His body, the fulness of Him that filleth all in all.

Go often with this scripture before the mercy-seat. Turn it into your own supplication, and expect an answer of peace. The true sayings of God are tested and sure. He who has given you the hunger will satisfy it with Himself. So shall you be settled after your old estates, and God will do better unto you than at your beginnings.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

You see clearly indeed: the Apostle kneels not for your silver or gold, but that the eyes of your heart be flooded with light. For what profit is there to know the things of earth if the soul remains blind to the things of heaven? The wisdom that bloats the philosophers outside the Church has become foolishness because it trusted wholly to itself and refused the Spirit. But when God grants "a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of Himself," He does what no earthly teacher can: He makes the worthless noble, the enemy a beloved son, and He reveals the secrets of His own heart. That is wisdom indeed! Not the wisdom of words, which expires at the grave, but the wisdom hidden before the ages for our glory.

Consider what the Apostle places before you: the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance, the surpassing greatness of His power. These are not three separate thoughts but one dazzling light breaking into the soul. For from the good things stored up for us you learn the measureless wealth of His kindness; and by looking back at who you were when He called you, estranged, dead in trespasses, you come to know that same power which raised Christ from the dead. The very hand that lifted our Lord's body from the tomb and set Him above every principality, that same power has turned you and drawn you to Himself. Do you see? The resurrection is not merely a past miracle; it is the pattern and pledge of what He works in all who believe.

Many seek wisdom in books, in dialectics, in the wisdom of this world which God has made foolish. But the true wisdom, the wisdom from above, is Christ Himself. He was made to us wisdom from God. When the world calls the cross a folly, we know that the foolishness of God is wiser than men. That you are here, seeking the light of the Spirit, proves that human wisdom is already being cast down in you. Become a fool to the world, that you may be truly wise. Do not rely on persuasive words, but let your faith stand in the power of God. Then the eyes of your heart will be opened, and you will grasp the breadth of the hope to which you have been called, the inheritance among the sanctified, and the mighty strength that now works in you who believe, according to that same energy by which Christ was raised and exalted far above every name. This is the mystery: He who fills all in all has made the Church His own fullness, and you a living member of that body. Let no one deceive you. The wisdom from without promises much and delivers nothing; the wisdom of God, though it appear weak, transforms sinners into heirs of glory.

 

[Silas]

The prayer you shared from Ephesians is one of the deepest requests a heart can make. Paul is not asking that you accumulate more facts about God, but that the Spirit would bring a true unveiling, an inner revelation of who God is. The book of Revelation opens with that same intent the unveiling of Jesus Christ. God wants His people to see beyond the natural, which is what a vision really is: insight into the spirit world that surrounds us, given so we might know Him.

When Paul prays for the eyes of your heart to be enlightened, he is longing for you to grasp three immense realities. The first is the hope of His calling. This hope is solid and alive, anchored in the fact that Jesus is the first begotten from the dead. His resurrection is the living proof and pattern of what awaits you. Your future is not a vague wish; it is guaranteed by the same power that brought Him out of the grave.

That power also secures the riches of His glorious inheritance. Do not think of this as something you earn. Salvation is entirely a gift of grace, and the inheritance is yours because you belong to Him. The Holy Spirit dwelling in you is the earnest, the down payment, that guarantees the full redemption of that purchased possession. You are God’s own, and what He has prepared for those who love Him is beyond measure.

Finally, Paul wants you to know the surpassing greatness of His power toward you. This is not ordinary power. It is the very might God exerted when He raised Christ and seated Him far above all rule, authority, and dominion. Every name in this age or the age to come is under His feet. That same omnipotence is actively at work in your life right now. The cherubim around the throne declare His holiness day and night, but this power did not remain distant. It entered history to raise Jesus, and it enters your life to sustain, transform, and keep you until the day you stand before that very throne.

Knowing God this way keeps you from being hardened by the judgments and darkness in the world. It is the goodness of God, this revelation of His love and calling, that draws the heart deeper into repentance and faith. Do not fear missing out on this. If you ask, He will give the Spirit of wisdom and revelation. The One who is and who was and who is to come yearns to make Himself known to you. That same Jesus who unveiled these things to John on Patmos wants to unveil the reality of His presence, His hope, and His power in the quiet of your own heart. Ask, and trust that He will make these truths shine brighter than any earthly light.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.