A Prayer for Every Believer - Part 1

In today's sermon, Ephesians 1:15-19 reminds us that the Christian life isn't something we can accomplish through our own strength or willpower. While our culture constantly tells us 'you are enough,' Scripture reveals a beautiful paradox: we are insufficient for the task of godly living, yet God has given us everything we need through Christ. Paul's prayer for the Ephesian believers becomes a prayer for us today—that we would grow in wisdom, revelation, and knowledge of God through the Holy Spirit's work in our hearts. The text challenges us to move beyond simply knowing the gospel intellectually to living it out practically. We learn three profound truths we must grasp: the hope of God's calling (He will never lose those He has saved), the riches of His inheritance (we are His treasured possession), and the immeasurable greatness of His power working within us. This isn't power to fulfill our own desires, but divine strength to obey God's commands, kill sin, love sacrificially, and live in unity with other believers. When we feel weak—and we will—we can remember that God's power is made perfect in our weakness. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is actively working in every believer to accomplish God's will as revealed in His holy, all-sufficient Word (2 Tim. 3:16-17).