At the beginning of this year, Pastor Prince encouraged us all to pray a special prayer over ourselves every day. It is found in Ephesians 1:17–19 NKJV:

"that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might."

The Holy Spirit gave the apostle Paul this prayer to pray over the Ephesian believers. This prayer is Spirit-inspired, which means it is not confined to that particular culture and age but is relevant for us here and now!

Will you take some time to pray it over yourself and your loved ones—even now? To help you pray this prayer everyday, our team has specially prepared some mobile phone wallpapers for you (you can find them by tapping on our profile and accessing our Facebook Stories).

As you pray this powerful prayer, God will open the eyes of your heart to receive His hazon vision (prophetic vision). You will see divine answers, insights, and wisdom beyond your natural understanding that will cause you to walk in God’s best blessings for your life!

(( 5 Key Points from the Apostle Paul ))

“From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly. When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time, serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews; how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house, testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus. Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me. But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God. “Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more. Therefore I testify to you today that I am clean from the blood of all men, for I didn’t shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood. For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears. Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I coveted no one’s silver, or gold, or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me. In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.” ‭‭(Acts‬ ‭20:17-38‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Imagine for a moment that you’re on your deathbed and have one last chance to tell your loved ones something.
Wouldn’t you say the most important things in your heart and hold nothing back?
That’s why I feel that the passage above is so powerful.
It records the Paul’s last words to the elders of the Ephesian church and the touching moment as they bid farewell for the last time.
Let’s break down this passage and take away some revelations from it.

1. Serve the Lord humbly without fear of persecution.
2. Declare the whole counsel of God, which is the Good News (Gospel) of the Grace of God.
3. Beware of false prophets who will try to lead you astray with false teachings.
4. The Word of God’s Grace is the one that builds you up and gives you your inheritance in Christ when you believe in it.
5. Work diligently and make an honest living, sharing your resources with those in need - with men, it is more blessed to give than to receive - the Lord will repay you with eternal rewards.

Meditate on the 5 powerful lessons above. They are the extracted from the words that poured forth from the deepest recesses of Paul’s heart, after his legendary ministry of establishing the early church for the Lord.

These valuable words of advice are aimed at leaders in the church, so if you desire to lead and feed the body of Christ effectively under the New Covenant of Grace, keep these lessons in your heart!

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