Praying for More Spiritual Insight (Episode 144)

We must never become stagnant in our relationship with the Lord and in our knowledge of Him. One important aspect of our spiritual growth is spiritual insight. As the term implies, spiritual insight refers to insight into or knowledge of spiritual things, particularly those things that have bearing our relationship with Christ. That is the subject of this podcast episode.

In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Paul said he made mention of the congregation in his prayers (Ephesians 1:16). He prayed that God would give them “the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him” (verse 17). This was to the intent that their understanding would be enlightened (verse 18). In effect, Paul prayed for the people’s spiritual insight to be increased.

Paul mentioned three areas he wanted the people to increase in understanding (verses 18-19):

1. That they may know the hope of God’s calling.
2. That they may know the riches of the glory of the inheritance
3. That they might know the exceeding greatness of His power toward them

As Paul the apostle prayed for the church at Ephesus, we do well to pray that God will impart to us the spirit of wisdom and revelation. No matter where we are in Christ, there is always room for our understanding to be more enlightened.

Without spiritual insight from God and His Word, we are left with our own understanding of who we are in Christ. Our thinking will be far below where God’s thinking is because His ways are so much higher than ours.

When we read what God says for us to do, at times we may be tempted to say, I can’t do that. But as we gain spiritual insight and get the right revelation of who we are in Christ, we learn that we can do what God says that we should.