#paulsprayer

Eph 1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,  16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

This is the beginning of Paul’s prayer for the saints who are in Christ. He’s heard of their faith in Jesus and their love for all the saints which is encouraging to him. They are on his mind constantly, so naturally, he prays for them, unceasingly.

We are also told to pray without ceasing, (1 Thess 5:17).  This doesn’t mean it’s the only thing you should do all day long, but that you should continue the practice of prayer until it becomes second nature.  It shouldn’t be a burden, but it is a privilege!  Praying builds our faith.  Without prayer, our faith would wither and die.  Christ is our head.  Prayer is where we find the connection to that head with our bodies while still on earth.

Eph 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom

Paul prayers that God would give them the “spirit of wisdom.”  Paul defines what the spirit of wisdom is in 1Cor 1:24.  Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God! So Paul is praying that they get Christ!

…and revelation in the knowledge of him: We can’t know anything of God until he reveals it to us.  It’s a mystery until it is disclosed or discovered.  I had been a Christian for over 40 years and never knew the importance of the mystery of Christ until just a couple of years ago. Now that my eyes have been opened to the truth of his word, it makes sense that I should share it whenever possible.  

True knowledge comes from God alone.  The only place to find this knowledge is in the full inspired revelation of God’s written word revealed.  

Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints  

1 Cor 2:9-10 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

This is a direct quote from Isaiah, who didn’t know what riches in Christ were because it had not been revealed to him.  But we have the riches of Christ, and we can know!!!