Do you believe in the power of prayer? We have been given an open line to God but that line is worth nothing for us if we don't use it. We can not only pray for our lives but powerfully intercede for others. In the Bible Paul is often found praying for his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
Paul is giving us an example of how we can pray for believers as he expresses his prayer for believers in Ephesus in Ephesians 1:15-20.
1) We can pray for believers to have Wisdom and Discernment!
Verse 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"
2) We can pray for believers to have an assurance of eternity and of the blessings that are promised to us!
Verse 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"
3. We can pray for believers to know the Power of God, to have confidence that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that is alive and at work today through them as believers!
Verse 19 & 20: "and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,”
How powerful would it be if you chose a fellow believer and just prayed for their spiritual welfare daily? Jesus prayed for ALL who believed in Him, we can follow His example by lifting up our brothers and sisters in Christ!
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