The Journey of faith
is challenging, and trials can wear down the heartiest of the faithful. We are admonished throughout Scripture to
pray for one another. The Apostle Paul
presents a helpful example of how to pray for others to be strengthened. He writes to the Colossian Church,
… 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, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience …
Paul’s requests on
behalf of this church are bold, specific and filled with faith in God’s ability
to deliver a righteous answer with power and sufficiency. We must pray for our
churches with the same boldness, precision and faith. As we run with perseverance, we must ask the
Lord to provide the endurance and strength we need to complete the work He has
given us and to build up others as they do the same.
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