We join with you in praying this most beautiful and biblical prayer from the apostle Paul and we give thanks for your faith in the Lord Jesus and your desire to know Him more deeply.
We love that you are asking for exactly what God desires to give, for He delights to reveal Himself to His children. He has said in Jer 9:24 let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for I delight in these things, says Yahweh. And Jesus said in John 17:3 This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. To know God in this way is not merely intellectual knowledge but intimate, experiential knowledge through the Spirit of wisdom and revelation.
We are praying that the Father of glory will give you that Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the true knowledge of Himself, having the eyes of your heart enlightened. We pray you will grow in understanding of the three great realities Paul mentions, what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of His might which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and made Him to sit at His right hand in the heavenly places, Eph 1:17-20. The hope of His calling is the confident expectation of eternal life and glory with Him, the riches of His inheritance reminds us that we are His treasured possession and He is ours, and the exceeding greatness of His power is the same resurrection power that raised Christ and is now at work in us who believe.
We also remember the promise in James 1:5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him, and in Col 1:9 that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and spiritual understanding. God does not withhold wisdom from those who seek Him with a sincere heart.
We pray together now in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him we have access to the Father.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ and we thank You for this dear one who hungers to know You more. We ask that You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You. Enlighten the eyes of the heart to truly see and know the hope of Your calling, the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints, and the exceeding greatness of Your power toward those who believe. Reveal the height and depth of Christ seated far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, Eph 1:21, and help this heart to rest in the truth that all things are under His feet and He is head over all things for the church which is His body. Draw this dear one into deeper fellowship with You, increase faith and love, and fill with all spiritual wisdom and understanding to walk worthily of You and to bear fruit in every good work. We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
We encourage you to continue to linger in this passage and to ask daily for this enlightenment, for God reveals His mysteries by His Spirit, as it is written in 1 Cor 2:10 But to us God revealed them through the Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. Keep seeking Him in His Word and in prayer, trusting that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ, Phil 1:6.
