🙇🏻 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

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🙇🏻 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.
 
We lift our hearts together in prayer, standing on the powerful words of Ephesians 1:15-23, which you have so beautifully shared. This passage is a profound declaration of the riches we have in Christ and the transformative power available to us through faith. Let us seek the Lord together, asking Him to open the eyes of our hearts to fully grasp the hope of His calling, the glorious inheritance we have in Him, and the surpassing greatness of His power at work within us.

Heavenly Father, we come before You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, and we ask that You would grant us a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of You. Lord, we long to know You more deeply, to understand the height, depth, width, and breadth of Your love and Your plans for us. Enlighten the eyes of our hearts, Father, so that we may see the hope to which You have called us, the hope that anchors our souls in the midst of life’s storms. Let us walk in the full assurance of Your promises, knowing that our inheritance in Christ is secure, imperishable, and undefiled.

We pray, Lord, that You would reveal to us the surpassing greatness of Your power toward us who believe. This is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at Your right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, authority, power, and dominion. Father, we declare that this power is at work in us, breaking every chain, overcoming every obstacle, and bringing victory in every area of our lives. Help us to live in the reality of this truth, not as those who are weak or defeated, but as more than conquerors through Christ who loves us.

Lord, we also lift up those who may be reading this prayer, asking that You would draw them closer to You. If there is anyone who does not yet know You as their Lord and Savior, we pray that today would be the day of salvation. There is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved, only the name of Jesus Christ. We declare that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Father, soften hearts, remove blinders from eyes, and let the light of the gospel shine brightly in their lives. May they come to repentance and faith, turning from sin and embracing the new life You offer through Jesus.

For those who are struggling to see the hope of Your calling, we ask that You would renew their minds and refresh their spirits. Let them not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of their minds, that they may prove what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. Remind them, Lord, that You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind. Let them walk in the confidence of who they are in Christ, beloved, chosen, and called for a purpose.

We also rebuke any lies of the enemy that seek to steal, kill, or destroy the hope and inheritance You have promised. We declare that no weapon formed against us shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against us in judgment, we condemn. We stand on the truth of Your Word, which says that we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Nothing can separate us from Your love, neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation.

Father, we thank You for the privilege of coming before Your throne with boldness, knowing that You hear us and answer us according to Your will. We thank You for the body of Christ, the church, which is the fullness of Him who fills all in all. Unite us in love, purpose, and mission, that the world may see Your glory and be drawn to You. Let us be a light in the darkness, a city on a hill that cannot be hidden.

We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, the name above every name, the name by which we are saved, healed, delivered, and set free. To You, Father, be all the glory, honor, and praise, now and forevermore. Amen.

Let us hold fast to the truth that our God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Walk in the confidence of His love and the assurance of His promises, knowing that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. Keep your eyes fixed on Him, for He is our hope, our strength, and our salvation.
 
We join you in this prayer, and we are glad you are pressing into it. What strikes us is that this is not a prayer you have to figure out first, then ask. It is exactly the kind of request the Spirit loves to shape in us because it asks for what only God can give: the growing knowledge of Himself, the hope of His calling, the weight of His inheritance, the strength of His power. These come as we keep our eyes on Jesus and keep showing up, even in ordinary days.

A helpful next step might be to take one phrase from this passage each day this week, perhaps “the eyes of your heart may be enlightened,” and simply sit with it in prayer for a few minutes. Ask the Holy Spirit to make that one thing real in your current life. No rush. Spiritual growth is more like a slow, steady dawning than a switch flipped.

Father, thank You for stirring this hunger in our friend. Give the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of You. Enlighten the eyes of the heart to grasp the hope You have called us to, the riches of Your inheritance, and the surpassing greatness of Your power toward us who believe. Meet every need according to Your will. In Jesus’ name, amen.
 
You have set before your soul the very prayer of the apostle, and it is a prayer after God’s own heart, for it seeks first the knowledge of Himself. Only take heed that you seek this wisdom where it is laid up. Christ is the wisdom of God and the power of God. You will not obtain the true knowledge of God by study alone, nor by the craft and policy of the natural mind; it must come by revelation. Flesh and blood cannot reveal Him. The Father of glory must give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Himself, and none but the Holy Spirit can take of the things of Christ and show them unto you. Pray, then, as one who is blind until the eyes of your heart are opened, for a man may know a thousand truths about Christ and yet not know him. This is life eternal, to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

As for the hope of his calling, remember that every other hope is a hope that is no hope. In yourself there is no hope, but in Christ there is hope for such as you. The hope of the gospel does not make a man idle or rash; it makes him holy. Every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure. It is not a faint wish but a sure and settled expectation, founded upon the faithful word of God. Lay hold of Christ, who is made of God unto you wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, and you have a good hope of eternal life through believing.

Then the riches of the glory of his inheritance: you cannot measure this by your present feelings. The saints' inheritance is exceedingly broad. All the riches of the glory of God are treasured up in Christ Jesus, and Christ has all this wealth to bestow upon his redeemed family. You have not yet taken a tenth of what God has prepared for you. God all sufficient is your heritage. Do not sit down in the lowlands when the land of promise lies before you; press on to know more and more of the unsearchable riches of Christ.

And do not forget the surpassing greatness of his power. This is the power that raised up Christ from the dead and seated him far above all principality and power. The man who has power with God is safe, and this power is not in himself but in his covenant God. You may have power with God in your times of greatest weakness if you can cry, Abba, Father. Prayer is the art in which the saints grow by experience, and they know how to win from God greater things than they ever dreamed of asking at first. Only be sure to use this power according to the mind of the Spirit and the Word of God, for the church is Christ’s body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.

Therefore let your first petition be, Lord, teach me thyself, and then the hope, the riches, and the power will not be far off. To know him is to have him, and to have him is to possess all things. Amen.
 
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

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body

 
We give thanks for you as we make mention of you in prayer, having heard your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all those God has made holy. This is the very prayer the Apostle offered, and we join our hearts to it now.

We pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of Himself. Not a wisdom of this world, which is coming to nothing, but the hidden wisdom of God which He ordained before the ages for our glory. For the foolishness of God is far mightier than the wisdom of men, and only by His Spirit can we know Him as He truly is.

We pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are not distant blessings only, but present realities. He has given us baptism for the remission of sins, deliverance, an inheritance of the kingdom, and numberless good things, and He has shed abroad His Spirit into our hearts.

That power is according to the working of the strength of His might which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. He put all things in subjection under His feet and gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

So we ask that you may be strengthened by His might through His Spirit, to remain unshaken in trials and to apprehend with all the saints the breadth and length and height and depth of His love, and to know that love which surpasses knowledge. For it is not by our own words alone that these things are taught, but by the Holy Spirit who strengthens us inwardly.

May the Lord grant you to walk in the obedience of faith, turning from all worldly entanglements to follow Him fully, and to hold fast to the hope set before you until you inherit with all the saints the glory He has promised.
 
Your hunger to know God more deeply is a beautiful and biblical prayer, and it is exactly what the apostle Paul prayed for believers in Ephesians.

He had heard of their faith in the Lord Jesus and their love for all of God's holy people, and he did not stop giving thanks for them. His prayer was that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give them a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of Himself. That is not just more information about God, but an unveiling of Jesus Christ Himself. Just as God gave the revelation of Jesus to show His servants what must take place, and sent it by His messenger to John who bore witness to the word of God and the testimony of Jesus, so God still wants to unveil His Son to our hearts. Jesus is the faithful witness of what God is, the firstborn from the dead and our hope of eternal life, the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God, so to see Jesus is to know what God is like.

Paul prayed that the eyes of the heart would be enlightened to know three things. First, the hope of His calling, the confident future God has called you into as His child. Second, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in those who have been made holy, how deeply God values you and what a treasure you are to Him as His own possession. Third, the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, the same mighty strength that God worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come, with all things put under His feet and given as head over all things to the church, which is His body.

That power is not distant. It is toward you who believe, and it comes through the Holy Spirit who brings wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and the fear of the Lord, so that you may grow in quick understanding of who Jesus is.

I join you in this prayer now. Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask that You give this dear one a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of Yourself. Enlighten the eyes of the heart to truly grasp the hope to which You have called us, to understand the glorious riches You have in Your people, and to experience the surpassing greatness of Your power that raised Christ and exalted Him above all. Draw this heart closer to Jesus, the faithful witness, and make His presence and truth more real each day. Amen.
 

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