“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for the saints.”
This text is fittingly at the end of Paul’s discussion on “the whole armor of God.” After all is said and done, we should pray for “the saints,” ie, pray for fellow Christians, or as I have entitled this article “pray for each other.” Let’s see what this verse teaches us about prayer. Paul wrote that we should be in prayer at all times, especially in praying for each other. The word for “all times” can be translated "at all seasons." The season of prayer for each other is to be continual. For example, if one of your fellow Christians comes to mind, this could be your clue that they need your prayers immediately. “Supplication” means to make entreaty on behalf of your brother or sister in Christ. You might not know what the need is for the person for whom you pray, but God does. For example I make supplication all of the time for missionaries, without knowing their specific needs, but God will know how to answer. Of course, many times we will know the need, and make entreaty for that need. We are to persevere in prayer. This means that we are to keep on keeping on praying for each other. We should keep at it until the answer comes. I have been the recipient of a lot of your prayers over the last few years. At one point, people all over Georgia were praying for me. Believe me I felt those prayers. I think that God has helped me through your prayers.. One thing that we do not need to overlook in this text is “in the Spirit.” This means that we are to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit in praying for each other. Earlier, I mentioned that if a name comes to your mind, that might be your clue to pray for the person. The Holy Spirit knows the need of the person for whom you pray. I also want to add that it is not just other people who need our prayers, but that we NEED to pray. Prayer is one of our greatest acts of faith. Think of it, when we pray, we are holding someone else before the throne of grace. I know that it excites me when I think someone is holding me up before the throne of grace. It excites me to know that the people I am praying for are being held up before the God of the universe. When you think about it, it is exciting, isn’t it? Bro. Joe
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