The Prayer that Paul spoke in Ephesians 1:15-23 is a very powerful prayer that you can pray over your loved ones who are prodigal or totally, completely asleep to the truth to cause them to wake up to the truth! Also, declare the following words over any past prayers that you’ve prayed that are possibly being delayed over your loved ones, and you can pray and declare this over the people in a city, state, or nation that you are interceding for. 

When you pray the Word of God over someone, you are literally prophesying the Word over them, and that’s a very powerful thing to do. The Word of God is the will of God!

When those you are interceding for finally come into the understanding of Jesus Christ and the knowledge of Him, they shall have understanding of all truth, which means truth that you have been trying to show them — because Jesus Christ IS Truth. With this prayer, it’s JESUS that shows them the PURE TRUTH. They’ll begin to see the truth of everything! They’ll begin to see the truth about themselves, and their family! The veils will be lifted off their eyes and they will be given eyes of understanding. If they’re prodigal, they’ll see the truth about themselves, their relationships, and any influences, and their TRUE identity in Christ Jesus will be revealed to their hearts and minds.  

You can even add this prayer to the Daily Suit Up Prayer! We also encourage you to pray the Prayer To Send the Holy Spirit To Loved Ones. These are both available on our prayer list and are powerful prayers to add together. Heaven goes into activation for you immediately for them! 

It can be a process as the Holy Spirit points them to truth and Jesus, so keep praying these prayers in faith until you see breakthrough! Remember, the Holy Spirit can do more in one day in speaking to your loved one than you can do in years of trying to tell them!  HE does all the heavy lifting. Our job is to love our loved ones through this process and go to our prayer closets to continue to intercede for them in a faith partnership with the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ.   

THEIR EYES WILL OPEN TO SEE THE TRUTH, RECEIVE THE TRUTH, UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH, LOVE THE TRUTH, AND WALK IN THE TRUTH THE REST OF THEIR LIVES!

Scripture References

Ephesians 1:15-23, KJV: Paul’s Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.

Ephesians 1:15-23 (Amplified Bible)
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers; 17 [I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son]. 18 And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people), 19 and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength 20 which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human], and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and world but also in the one to come. 22 And He put all things [in every realm] in subjection under Christ’s feet, and appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head over all things in the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].

Pray Out Loud

• “Father, I do not cease to give thanks for my loved ones, _______. In the name of Jesus Christ, I take Your word in Ephesians 1:17-19 and ask You, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of Glory, to please give every one of my loved ones who do not see the truth, who are asleep and walking in deception, _______, the spirit of wisdom and revelation, who is the Holy Spirit, in the knowledge of Him, Jesus Christ, who is all truth, and remove any scales off of their eyes that the eyes of _______’s understanding would be enlightened right now. Lift any veils off of their eyes of understanding, drop any scales off of their eyes, circumcise their hearts, and also enlighten the eyes of their hearts with light by the Holy Spirit so that _______ may know the hope of His calling, Jesus Christ, who is truth, and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints. _______ will know who they are in Christ Jesus. They will know who they belong to. They will know their goodly and godly inheritance in You, Father God. _______ will know the truth, receive the truth, walk in the truth, speak the truth, share the truth, and live the truth all the days of their lives all for the kingdom and glory of God, in Jesus Christ’s name.”

You can keep going with Ephesians 1:19-21:

• “Father God, I ask You to add to  my loved ones, _______, what is the exceeding greatness of His power for us who believe, that they would believe and see the exceeding greatness of Jesus Christ’s power according to the working of His mighty power which is working in Christ Jesus when He raised Him from the dead (by the dunamis power of the Holy Ghost) and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come, in Jesus Christ’s name. Thank You, Father God! Amen and amen.” 

Note: So you are asking for the dunamis resurrection power of the Holy Ghost to come and hit them, to go to them and awaken them (to Jesus Christ) out of their stupor, to awaken them from the dead — out of their sleep. You’re asking this through the authority of Jesus Christ that can go through any principality, any demon, or anything like that. 

If you have loved ones who are under heavy deception, who believe everything on the fake news, or who have been programmed by the demonic education system, etc., those are principalities that have had demonic dominion — the powers of the air — so you can pray and decree this passage of scripture over them. It will activate the dunamis resurrection power of the Holy Ghost to go out on your behalf and go through any powers and principalities, such as mind control or anything that’s been operating around them, and slice right through it, by the authority of Jesus Christ, and get to that loved one!