MY PRAYER FOR YOU

Proclamation:

“For this reason I kneel before The Father … I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit … so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you … may have power … to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ … that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:14-19 (NIV)

Explanation:

Under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God the Apostle Paul wrote these words t the believers in Ephesus to let them know that he was praying for them.  He wanted The Lord God to bless them, to strengthen them, to dwell within them, to enlighten them and increase their understanding of the love of Christ.  Paul also prayed that they would be filled with the fullness of God, meaning that they would receive grace for grace from the fullness of Christ.

Application:

We are encouraged to pray, (Luke 18:1) to pray often, (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and to pray for each other. (James 5:16a)  There is power in prayer, especially in the prayer of a sincere believer. (James 5:16b)  Here we are encouraged to pray that God will strengthen those that we care about and increase their understanding of Jesus Christ and His love for us.  The only strength we have is God’s strength, and all wisdom and understanding are gifts from God.  We need His strength to stand by our Christian principals. (Psalm 29:11)  We are only truly enlightened when He blesses us with wisdom and understanding. (Proverbs 2:6)  Only God and change a person’s heart so if you really want to help someone then pray for them. (John 12:40 and 2 Corinthians 5:17)  The more times I read these verses, the more I am convinced that as Christians, we should all pray this prayer for each other.