17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.(NKJV)
The above is one of four wonderful prayers written by Paul for the “body of Christ.”
Paul’s four prayers may be spoken for each member of our families, and our friends…those for whom we normally offer prayers each day.
However, they are not to be recited as if they are something magical. They must be prayed from the heart.
Here is an example of how to use them by inserting the name of each of our loved ones at the appropriate time.
Eph 1:17-21
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to (name) the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
18 the eyes of (name) understanding being enlightened; that (name) may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,
21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. (NKJV)
This and other prayers from the Bible are unique in their application to our daily lives. One of the areas of this prayer is contained in verse 20.
God raised Christ Jesus from the dead “and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places.” That is a wonderful statement, because we have been baptized into Christ Jesus. And that means that spiritually we, as saints, are seated with Christ in heavenly places.
Did you know that as a saint (Gr. hagios-ἅγιος) you are pure, holy, and blameless before God?
