The greatest honour one could receive is to be asked to pray
for someone. But this is not an honour reserved strictly for the Pastor of a
church, it is something we must all be prepared and willing to do. Paul wrote to
the Church in Ephesus:
Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and
ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give
up. Always pray for all of God’s people. Ephesians 6:18 ERV
There is a ton to unpack in this short verse and even more
to peruse in the verse nineteen but there are two key points made by Paul in
this verse; Always be ready and always pray for God’s children. There are other
keys preaching points that we can delve into this Sunday but why, you may ask,
these to points?
Always be ready. Ready for what? Always be ready to pray, to
pray in the Spirit and, with that said, if we are always to be ready to pray
and pray in the Spirit, would it not make sense to be in the Spirit at all
times of the day because if you are not walking in the Spirit and not ready in
the Spirit then when you need to be ready to drop to your knees or fall face
down to the ground, then are you going to miss the opportunity to pray for one
of God’s children?
And who are God’s children? God’s children can be defined by
the Creator when He created man and woman in His own image. God created all things
and all people. He did not create some people and others were left to fend for
themselves or be shunned by God, mankind chose their own path and some walk to
the beat of a different drum but they are still His children. Even though the
son walked away from the father to see the world and live a life of ill-repute,
the father still loved his son and when he returned he was welcomed, robed in
the finest garments and loved on; he was still the father’s son. (See the
Prodigal Son, Luke 15:11-32)
Pray for all God’s children regardless of the path they have
chosen in life, never give up, pray for all God’s children, pray fervently in
the Spirit and always, always be ready to drop whatever you are doing to pray.
This Sunday we look through the prayers of Paul.
Shalom
Pastor Todd
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