| “Brethren, pray for us.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:25 |
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| The Request of Request – PRAY FOR US! One must describe the great Apostle Paul as a man who BELIEVES IN PRAYER!! He started letter after letter telling of how he was praying for those he was writing to, whether an individual or a church. He was a PRAYER WARRIOR for others. Then as you get to the end of his letters, he almost always made a personal APPEAL for prayer. For instance: Romans 15:30 says, “I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive (agonize) together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,” Ephesians 6:18 says, “Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, Colossians 4:2 says, “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Friends, the appeals of Paul in just these few verses convey a huge truth for all of us. If the Apostle Paul absolutely knew he could not do ministry without PRAYER what makes any of us think we can do ministry without prayer? We must be prayer warriors and we must have prayer warriors! How will you apply 1 Thessalonians 5:25? If you are the “brethren” of the verse I trust you will pray for your spiritual leaders (the “us” of the verse) If you are the “us” of the verse I trust you will be spending time in individual prayer but also ASKING OTHERS (the “brethren” of the verse) TO PRAY FOR YOU! “Brethren,” are you spending time praying? Are you praying for your spiritual leaders? “Us,” are you asking others to pray for you? The verse to DATE the Word on May 25 (5/25) is 1 Thessalonians 5:25. It says, “Brethren, pray for us.” Reminder: “Nothing of eternal significance ever happens apart from prayer!” Dr. Jerry Falwell Continue Strong as a PRAYER WARRIOR, And remember to DATE the Word BTW – your prayers for Date the Word are greatly appreciated!!!! www.datetheword.com |