As we prepare our hearts for worship tomorrow, together but separately, read Paul’s prayer from Ephesians 1 over yourself and our church, then spend time in prayer using the prompts that follow.
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Ephesians 1:15-23
• Lord, I ask that you give me the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Jesus.
• Lord, would you enlighten the eyes of my heart that I may know the hope to which you have called me?
• Jesus, let my heart swell with the truth that I am part of the saints, the riches of your glorious inheritance, and that you see me as such.
• Lord, let me experience the immeasurable greatness of your power towards me. The same power that raised Christ from the dead, placed him in the heavenly places, and has all rule and authority and power and dominion lives in me by the Holy Spirit.
• Jesus, everything is under your feet. Fill me with a confident heart that trusts that you actually mean everything that I am walking through right now, and that you love me.
Your brother,
Will
1 The strategy called “habit stacking” comes from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits.