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… But he says to them, for this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. So footnote, what he's saying is, this isn't something I prayed for you one time. I continue to pray this for you. I'm continually giving thanks for you, and I continue to pray this for you. And here's what I'm praying. I've not stopped praying this. I keep asking, verse 17, 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. So we're talking about a Trinitarian prayer. This is firepower. This is everything Paul's got. He's saying, I'm praying in the name of the Father, the one who's the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, and I'm praying that he will give you a spirit. And so Father, Son, and Spirit are all woven into this prayer. …
… verse 16 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 this is what I'm praying for you Paul's praying for you may give you a spirit the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of God Now, he just gave us a truckload of knowledge of God in verses 3 to 14 of chapter 1. And now he's praying, oh God, grant that these Ephesians, grant that these folks at TGC would be able to grasp and receive and treasure and be formed by the knowledge that I've just given them in these verses, this mind-boggling knowledge that I have poured out in verses 3 to 14. Oh God, grant that the Holy Spirit would shape their spirit so that it fits. Because if you have a round hole in your heart, and the truth of Ephesians is a square peg, and you try to fit it, it will hurt, and you might get angry. …
… where he says in verse 16, 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, may just give you, the spirit of wisdom and of revelation and the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your heart 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. I've been praying for this. I'm saying, God, this is something you just hand someone. You just give it to them. You give them this spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. Like, this isn't something I can teach you right now. Hey, you guys know him, love him, enjoy him, understand his hope. It's not something that you can write on a screen or a PowerPoint and good, good, I explained it to you. Paul says, no, something, a divine interaction has to happen where he, God, on his throne, gives you, he hands you, he imputes, puts into you this spirit of wisdom and revelation where the eyes of your heart now suddenly the lights come on. …
… He says in Ephesians chapter 1, Paul says, verse 16, 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's 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. Thank you. I think sometimes we don't get excited to come worship because maybe we just don't really get it like maybe we just don't really get what we've received from him or maybe we've forgotten and that's why Paul says man I keep thanking God for you but here's my prayer I'm praying that God would just give you this spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him so that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened. …
… and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that God, 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. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. …
… basically a prayer. Listen, wherever it is. For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, Paul says, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 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. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. Far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. …
… possession to the praise of his glory. For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 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. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age, but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. …