Ephesians 6 says,
With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints…
We are encouraged in this verse to pray always, in the
Spirit, on alert, with perseverance and petition…for who? Those with whom we serve the Lord, together.
It’s good, and it’s right, to pray for other Christians. We ourselves need others to pray for us, and
with us.
How do we pray at all times?
We stay focused on Him and His purposes on earth, and we agree in our
hearts with his kingdom to come, his will to be done, with every thought and
every breath.
How do stay on alert? We make sure that what we pray for
lines up with his Word, and we keep our ears open to hear what God says back to
us when we pray, what he might want us to do, what he might prompt us to say,
in order to accomplish the answers to our prayers.
How do we pray with perseverance with petition? We declare
our faith in the Almighty God who can move heaven and earth to part the waters
for someone being chased into danger by an enemy, when they are too weak to
fight for themselves.
Prayer is not an option.
It’s a necessary part of seeing God’s kingdom come to the earth and his
will to be done.
Today…pray…for your fellow believers in Christ.
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