Knowing God: Prayer and FastingSample

A PRAYER TO KNOW GOD “And I pray that you… may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” - Ephesians 3:16-19 (NIV) REFLECT 1. Having listed down each of the spiritual blessings mentioned in Ephesians 1:3-14, what is the main prayer of the Apostle Paul in our passage today which he mentions in verses 17 and 18a (NASB)? 2. Paul enumerates 3 things that a believer will realize in verses 18b-19 as a result of knowing God better. What are those? 3. In verses 19-21, how did Paul describe the great power that is available for us if only we will know God better? [He explains this power more in Eph. 2:1-7, Romans 8:11, and Eph. 3:16-19]. RESPOND 1. From the example of Paul in verses 17-18, how should we pray for ourselves and also for others? Why is this type of prayer important? 2. How will knowing God and realizing His “hope”, His “riches”, and His great “power” for you (vv. 18-19) help you through all the challenges in your life? How can they help you in your present problems? “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” - Psalm 42:1-2a (NIV)