Weekly Prayer Guide - Ephesians 1

Our Father, who is in heavenHallowed be your name! All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whohas blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.  So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. Heis so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.  Hehas showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:3-8Your kingdom comeYour will be done On earth as it is in heaven  I pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.  Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come.  God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. Ephesians 1:19-22Give us this day our daily bread Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the LordJesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, I havenot stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.  I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. Ephesians 1:15-18Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorifyhim. Ephesians 1:13-14And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evilone.A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:10-12Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty powerat work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or imagine.  Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21