A Prayer for Deeper Understanding
(Ephesians 1:16-17)
Here, Paul prays for the Ephesian believers, so
that they might have a deeper understanding, not just of the Word of God, but
of the God of the Word.
Ephesians 1:16-17
I
have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep
asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you
the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Paul
spent over three years of his life with the Ephesian believers. He planted the
seeds of faith and of love for one another in their lives. He’s in prison. He
hears about them, and it encourages his heart. He thanks the Lord for those
believers that are willing to live faithfully for the Lord Jesus.
His
prayer is a prayer for a deeper understanding for these Ephesian believers.
They know all about what God has done, but now they need to know God in a
deeper, more intimate way. What Paul is praying here is that these Ephesian
believers will get to know God in their walk.
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