Wisdom and Revelation

 Wisdom and Revelation

July 14, 2025

Ephesians 1:15-23 (NASB95) 

15 For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you aspirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20 which He brought about 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 every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things in subjection 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.

In the Bible class I’m teaching, we have been studying intercessory prayer. This verse in Ephesians is particularly relevant to that topic as you can not effectively pray for someone else without a “ spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of Him.” To pray for the will of the Lord to come into someone’s life, you need to have some idea of what that is. It’s hard enough to descend the will of God for your own life, but praying for someone else is more difficult. Thanks be to God that He is “far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named”. And has authorized us to use that power as well. But exercising that power takes wisdom. A person may appear ill, but what is the root cause of the sickness? They may seem depressed and oppressed, but what is the power that is disturbing them? Praying for these things takes wisdom. Fortunately, the Lord gives wisdom to those who ask (James 1:5) but you need to have the humility to ask. Therefore, humbly ask the Lord for wisdom and knowledge and pray that all things will be in subjection at His feet, including disease, oppression and infirmities.