A Midnight Prayer of Intercession – Your Daily Prayer

A Prayer of Intercession
By Jessica Van Roekel

“May possibly you be strengthened with all electric power, in accordance to his superb may possibly, for all endurance and patience with joy, offering many thanks to the Father, who has experienced you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” –  Colossians 1:11-12 ESV

I cherish, protect, and nurture my rest. So, when it truly is disrupted, I am a minor disgruntled. But when God wakes me with a title on my coronary heart, I know he’s referred to as me to pray. I could grumble about the interrupted night’s sleep or obediently pray. In some cases the names God wakes me up with are folks I know, so I have a standard thought of how to pray for them. Other situations it is a missionary I’ve never met but our church supports or a ministry I know about.

The Apostle Paul traveled much and extensive, spreading the Gospel concept of Jesus Christ. He founded various church buildings, and many of his letters were being to individuals congregations. However, the church in Colossae was not a church he established or visited, but he wrote a private letter to them. The church in Colossae was very likely launched by Epaphras, who was converted to Christ during the time of Paul’s ministry in Ephesus. Paul’s letter to the Colossians was prompted by a visit from Epaphras, who shared a good report of the congregation and the church’s non secular troubles and doctrinal faults.

Paul had by no means fulfilled the Colossians, still he prayed a strong prayer for them. When we you should not know what to pray for another person, we can transform to Paul’s prayer for the Colossians in chapter 1, verses 9-14, for direction. He prayed the Colossians believers would honor and make sure you the Lord in 4 means: fruitfulness, maturity, ability, and gratitude. Paul prayed the Colossians would honor the Lord by bearing fruit. His phrase decision implies bearing fruit is current and continuous. Fruitfulness is the result of the Holy Spirit’s operate in people today. Fruit trees generate fruit according to the type of tree they are, and Christians are no various. We can pray for other individuals to bear fruit as they post to the functioning of God in their daily life. Initial salvation kick starts our progress and maturity in Jesus Christ. Powerful Christian lifestyle and ministry movement from a constant boost in the understanding of God. It is not mere head awareness but personalized expertise by applying what we study about Christ to our lives. We can pray for another person to have an ongoing lifestyle of discovery and experience with Jesus.

The Colossians faced criticism, intimidation, and pre-Christian mindsets. They needed empowerment to endure with patience which is what Paul prayed for and what God delivered. Christians nowadays face discouragement, disappointment, pressure, and persecution. We confront trials, temptations, and exams from various sources: our pre-Jesus earlier, criticism for pursuing Jesus, and attacks from our adversary, the satan. These merge to distract us from devotion to God, make our influence ineffective, lure Christian leaders, and wipe out the operate God wishes to do. We can pray that Christians be “strengthened with all electric power. . . that [they] may perhaps have fantastic endurance and endurance” (1:11). Paul emphasized rejoicing in his letters. Joyful gratitude assists us bear in mind our Heavenly Father’s present of salvation. Individuals will generally want to disqualify what God has carried out in our lives. A joyful, grateful coronary heart is just one way to bolster our hearts due to the fact we recall that God qualifies, rescues, and brings us into his kingdom. We can pray Christians will categorical their pleasure and gratitude more than what God has completed.

Let us pray:
Holy God,
Thank you for contacting us to pray for other people and providing us the words to pray in this letter to the Colossians. As we pray, we check with they will regularly bear fruit as they provide you. Could they know you a lot more and a lot more in a private way. May well you empower them to deal with persecution with endurance and tolerance. And might their heart overflow with joyful gratitude as they try to remember how you rescue, qualify, and carry them into your kingdom. Pour your Spirit on them as they request to are living for you. In Jesus’ identify, Amen.

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