Re:Verse passage – Colossians 1:9-14 (day six)
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking… Colossians 1:9
Paul’s prayer is rich, but I don’t want to write about its content. What I find compelling is he tells the Colossians in detail how he is praying for them. I think Paul sets a good example for us. We often tell a friend or acquaintance, “I’m praying for you.” That’s a good thing to do, of course, if we actually pray for them, but we don’t often tell them how we are praying; we don’t tell them the content of our prayer. For Paul, and us, telling others how we pray serves a variety of purposes, but mostly it reminds the recipient of the truths and promises of God. When we vocalize our prayers, or tell our neighbor how we are praying, it moves past just providing information and becomes a spoken or written blessing. That is invaluable.
Try it sometime; I will. If you have committed to praying for someone, tell them how you have prayed. It will do both of you good.
Pastor Danny – what an encouragement you are to me! I am praying for you today – “that the God of hope will fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
This topic is important. In my perspective, it is important to transmit to God what the person we will pray for or we said we would pray for truly want! I am convinced that the content of our prayer to God is important. Our prayers for someone must be sincere and specific.
I thought this blog below will enhance our awareness on what and how we should pray! https://renner.org/devotionals/be-specific-when-you-pray/
Have a Blessed Saturday and a Blessed week!