Pray for us

1 Thessalonians 5:25 “Brethren, pray for us.”

The Word says that the prayers of the righteous make tremendous power available, dynamic in their workings (James 5:16b). It is important in this time that we pray for one another.

Paul is asking, and has throughout the Epistles, that the church pray for him; to pray that the Word of the Lord would have free course, to pray that he would speak boldly, to pray that doors of utterance would be granted to him to make known the mystery of the gospel, and to pray many other things.

It seems the Lord needs us to pray. He needs us to ask, even though He knows what we need. Perhaps it is a legal thing, so that the devil cannot accuse the Father of acting unjustly and being arbitrary (even though so many believers believe that God is arbitrary).

I do know that our prayers, when in line with the Word of God, are heard; and if heard, then answered. We are told throughout the scriptures, especially in James 5:16, to pray for one another and confess our faults one to another.

We see in Colossians 4:12, Epaphras, a member of the church, prayed for his fellow believers. He labored for them, so it was not a casual thing, but he fervently prayed for them so they would be completely in the will of God.

In Galatians 4:19, Paul prayed for the brethren that Christ would be formed in them, so they would have revelation of all these things in Ephesians 1:18 (spiritual eyes opened).

So, when someone says, “Pray for me,” take it seriously. Do it on the spot if you can, but do it on purpose, with purpose, knowing great things will come of it.

Church, pray for me and for one another!