Paul Prays and Gives Thanks

I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus. I have also heard about your love for all God’s people. That is why

I have not stopped thanking God for you. I always remember you in my prayers.

I pray to the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the glorious Father. I keep asking him to give you the wisdom and understanding that come from the Holy Spirit. I want you to know God better.

I pray that you may understand more clearly. Then you will know the hope God has chosen you to receive. You will know that what God will give his holy people is rich and glorious.

Paul Prays for the Ephesians

I bow in prayer to the Father because of my work among you.

I pray that he will use his glorious riches to make you strong. May his Holy Spirit give you his power deep down inside you.

Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I pray that it will have a strong foundation.

At all times, pray by the power of the Spirit. Pray all kinds of prayers. Be watchful, so that you can pray. Always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

Pray also for me. Pray that whenever I speak, the right words will be given to me. Then I can be bold as I tell the mystery of the good news.

Because of the good news, I am being held by chains as the Lord’s messenger. So pray that I will be bold as I preach the good news. That’s what I should do.