Ephesians 1:15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 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. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Having reminded them of all the blessings to be found in Christ, and the surety of their inheritance, Paul went on here to pray one big prayer. It's always good to know someone is praying for you. What did Paul pray? That they would fully realize everything God had given them in Christ and therefore, in the Church. Just as a body without a head does not work, it only works right when the Head has a Body. Christ does: it is the Church. Paul's prayer was that these believers, and we, would appreciate and live out God's perfect plan for His people through the church. Things do not go right personally or corporately unless we do so.
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