S) "18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will 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 surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe..."
Ephesians 1:18-19a (NASB)
O) The letter to Ephasus starts with thanksgiving and praise, and then shifts to great encouragement. Paul noted how he prayed thanks for their church ceaselessly (v.16), and also that he prayed for them to have wisdom and revelation of knowledge (v.17). In the above verses, we get a sort of prayer model, seeing how He prayed for this church in some detail. In the remaining verses of the chapter, Paul gave some definition to the power of God, specific to the work of Jesus Christ. Even as it stands, the excerpt above is a great example of where to start, when it comes to our prayers for unbelievers. Conversion usually starts with the hope others see in us (because of the gospel), so that's where our prayers can start.
A) This will become a regular prayer. I am going to memorize this passage, and begin praying this scripture as I pray for my unsaved loved ones. There is no thing I can pray, that is more important than eternal salvation. I will be specific as I pray this from here forward. For today, I will pray for all of my loved ones, together.
P) Father, I pray that the eyes of their hearts may be enlightened, so that they will know what is the hope of Your calling, what are the riches of the glory of Your inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of Your power toward us who believe. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
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