15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 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. 18 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, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 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. 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.(Ephesians 1:15-23, New International Version)
Application
This is one of my favourite portions of scripture. I remember first discovering this scripture when Steve Osmand talked about it at a youth retreat some years ago. I suddenly realized that it was an awesome thing to have the “Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.” I began to pray these verses over my own life and over the lives of all of the youth at the time. I am still pray this over you. I believe that God wants us to know how to live our lives with wisdom and revelation that comes from God and not from ourselves. Verse 23 shows us that we are the body of Jesus and we are also his fullness. That means that we are part of him and he is part of us. We each have a part to contribute to his body. Without eyes you wouldn’t be a whole person. The same is truth with the church (the body of Christ). We each have an important part to play and we need to simply enjoying being the part that we are. Many of us look at other people in the church or even youth and say, “I wish I could do what that person is doing.” Instead we should be asking the Lord for the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation so that we can see what part of the body we are. Then we can function as one body.
Now What…?
I want to encourage you guys to memorize verse 17 of this scripture. As you read this passage again I would encourage you to pray it over yourself and even those around you.
Application
This is one of my favourite portions of scripture. I remember first discovering this scripture when Steve Osmand talked about it at a youth retreat some years ago. I suddenly realized that it was an awesome thing to have the “Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation.” I began to pray these verses over my own life and over the lives of all of the youth at the time. I am still pray this over you. I believe that God wants us to know how to live our lives with wisdom and revelation that comes from God and not from ourselves. Verse 23 shows us that we are the body of Jesus and we are also his fullness. That means that we are part of him and he is part of us. We each have a part to contribute to his body. Without eyes you wouldn’t be a whole person. The same is truth with the church (the body of Christ). We each have an important part to play and we need to simply enjoying being the part that we are. Many of us look at other people in the church or even youth and say, “I wish I could do what that person is doing.” Instead we should be asking the Lord for the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation so that we can see what part of the body we are. Then we can function as one body.
Now What…?
I want to encourage you guys to memorize verse 17 of this scripture. As you read this passage again I would encourage you to pray it over yourself and even those around you.
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