16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 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, 18 having the eyes of your hearts 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, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.
As we saw when we went through Ephesians, Paul is picturing Christ where He is now - at the Father's right hand - not only interceding for us, but also above all other authorities and powers. Because Christ is there, Paul could pray these big prayers, and so can we. We can pray for wisdom beyond our own understanding; we can pray for perception to see a glimpse of what God has for us; we can realize all the blessings He has bestowed on us; we can see His power working in and through us. Prayer in one sense is the plea of a poor man, begging a big, big God for what we need. But it is also a wide open powerful proclamation: "Lord, I know You can do anything; please show me what You can do."
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