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Paul observed that the people in Athens were very religious and worshiped many gods. He saw that they even worshiped a statue to an unknown god. So he declared that he KNEW the unknown God they were worshiping. Paul’s mission was to have all people know the One True God! Paul continually prayed for the people who came to know Christ, and we can read some of his prayers in the Bible! Paul prayed for the believers in the city of Ephesus. He wrote in Ephesians 1:15–18:

¹⁵Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, ¹⁶I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, ¹⁷asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. ¹⁸I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called—His holy people who are His rich and glorious inheritance.

In our time of prayer today, you are going to pray as Paul did and then I am going to pray for you.

Let’s close our eyes and pray silently, asking God to help you to continue to grow in the knowledge of Him as you follow Christ and seek Him each day. Allow children time to pray silently.

Close in prayer: Heavenly Father, accepting Christ as our Savior is just the beginning of our relationship with You. There is so much to learn about Your awesome love and mercy to us. God, I pray for the Holy Spirit to be the teacher of these children. Give them wisdom and insight so they can grow to know You more. I pray that their hearts would be flooded with light so they can understand the hope and richest blessings that they receive through Your Son Jesus. In His Holy name we pray, Amen!

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