Re:Verse passage – Colossians 4:2-6 (day four)
Pride can sometimes keep us from asking others to pray for us. We want to project the appearance that everything is going great in our lives. Paul…who some consider a super-Christian…was not ashamed to ask for prayer. If an apostle the stature of Paul will ask for prayer, shouldn’t we follow his example?
Notice that Paul, writing from prison, does not ask that God would get him out of prison. (Often, our first prayer is for our own comfort and protection.) Paul asks that a door for the word will be opened. His first priority is for his ministry of the gospel. We have seen this in modern days in nations where the church is under great persecution. Believers who are imprisoned for their faith will endure torture and isolation and yet, see a great harvest for the gospel within the prison walls. We are challenged by this selfless display of courage that first and foremost desires to see others come to a saving relationship with Christ! What is your first prayer?
