What if we prayed for one another like Paul prayed for the Ephesians in Ephesians 1:15-23? I have actually been praying for my church family this way. I have even been praying for myself this way. Now I am asking my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for me this way. There are three words that stand out to me in this passage: KNOW HIM BETTER. Beginning in verse 16, Paul says, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." He goes on to say in verse 17, "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's prayer for the Ephesians was that the Spirit would fill their hearts and their minds. His prayer was for the eyes of their hearts to be enlightened and that they would know the hope of God and the power of God that was theirs in Jesus! Paul was not satisfied in his relationship with God. He wanted to KNOW HIM BETTER. Paul was not satisfied for his brothers and sisters in Christ. He wanted them to KNOW HIM BETTER. Paul relied on the Spirit of God to stir them, to fill them, and to enlighten them. What a powerful prayer! I am praying like that to begin this new year - 2023! I am praying for all believers, including myself, to KNOW HIM BETTER! And I am asking my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for me like this! May God continue to reveal Himself to us...through His Word, through His Spirit, through His creation! Amen!
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