“I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.” – Romans 15:30
Prayer should not be our last resort when we simply can’t do anything else to help someone. Prayer must be our first resort! It’s the greatest help we can provide a fellow Christian. Prayer asks, seeks, and knocks on the door of the Almighty, pleading with Him to advance His Kingdom, the very thing He wants to do. Prayer is our opportunity to boldly ask our Father for things in His will and receive them. Prayer is our chance to confidently ask for grace to help in a brother or sister’s time of need, even when they are on the other side of the world.
Do you strive in prayer with others doing God’s work? Do you regularly make time for strategic, intentional, disciplined prayer for people like Paul, who are proclaiming the Gospel in areas where there are few, or no, Christian witnesses? Prayer isn’t a consolation prize for those unable to go or give. Prayer is our most powerful weapon in the spiritual battle that is making disciples of all nations. Disciple makers, near and far, are pushing into Satan’s dark domain and he absolutely fights back. It’s the prayers of saints just like yourself that help breach the gates and tear down the walls of spiritual darkness and opposition.
Are you in fight?? In addition to your other regular prayers, find some fellow believers to strive with in prayer. Fight their spiritual battles alongside them, even if they are thousands of miles away. Go to the Father relentlessly on behalf of their needs and their work. Intercede with God for those who don’t yet know Jesus Christ. #FollowJesus