The prayers found in the Bible hold a lot of interest for me. It's like a sneak peak into the mind of the person praying. How are they addressing God? What are they asking for? It becomes obvious what matters to them and then what should matter more to me. Ephesians is know for a great prayer. One worthy of memorizing...the lines running through your life. Ephesians 3:14-21...
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen
Words like glorious, riches, strengthen, dwell. rooted, power, grasp, knowing something that surpasses knowing, immeasurably more, and most importantly Christ. Now that's a prayer. Let that prayer get a hold of your heart.
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