Prayer - A Conversation With God -2 Series

In Colossians, the apostle Paul tells the folks there to Col. 4:2-4 "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison --

that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak." (ESV).

Our ministry is to pray for workers to enter the fields for they are ready to be harvested. There are many who are in need of salvation, in need of the presence of Jesus in their hearts and in their lives, it is our place to be in prayer and to be prepared to be the solution to this problem. We are told also to shoulder one another’s burdens, we do this by being in prayer for one another. Is one of you suffering, let him pray. James 5:13-16 says this about prayer: "Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working."

So, prayer is your place, your duty, your ministry to each other and for each other. Prayer, is what will bring the church to the realization of who it is, and prayer will bring the power of God into the world around us, that healing might happen. So beloved, go before the throne of your Father in Heaven and be in ministry to those who have need, lift your prayers as a sacrifice of praise to the one who hears and who acts.

In the precious name of Jesus. Amen.