Pray For One Another

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

Colossians 1:9

The journey in Christ which we all travel as believers is filled with trials and tribulations… I am of the mindset that as soon as you declare your allegiance to Christ the enemy begins the process of ramping up his attack against you… As you walk in Christ you will be tempted, your faith will be challenged and the best thing that people can do for you during this time is to pray for your strength and unwavering faith… You may not be able to physically give your shoulder to one who is crying or in pain; however, you can reach them wherever they are by casting all your cares for them upon the Lord knowing that He cares for you and will move on you behalf… It was the faith of the Churchof Colossae which compelled Paul to write this letter and today’s focus verse… 

This verse sheds light on the importance not only of prayer, but the fact that we must pray for those who are in Christ as well as for those who do not know Christ… Notice that this verse starts off with the words for this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you… The message for today is that we must keep our church families and believers in Christ in prayer; however, the biggest message that we must receive today is that we must not stop praying… Keep lifting up your brother and sisters in Christ, continue to lay before the throne of the Lord and make your petitions known… As we prepare to enter a new year lets us left up our co-laborers in the vineyard of Christ knowing that obstacles and challenges are sure to arise… We are assured to face hardships and snares and this is why Paul goes on to say that we continually ask God to fill you…  

In this life we must be filled of God and by God in order to make it through the challenges of life… Our prayer to God should not be that we are able to obtain this or that but that we are filled with the knowledge of His will… This is the most important prayer that we can pray as a believer in Christ… To know the desires of God for our lives will allow us to be in the proper position to adhere to His will and plan… You must seek the will of God for you life if you want to live the life which God designed uniquely for you… As we grow in knowledge we will begin to see clearly the vision which God has for us and come to know that all things are made possible by Christ and God’s spirit which gives us the guidance and comfort to travel this journey in Him… Keep praying for others to walk in the will God has for them, keep believing that God Spirit will lead and guide and keep trusting that your prayers will be answered and the doors of your destiny will be opened…

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!