Prayer Warrior

Scripture:
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in the will of God.” — Colossians 4:12 

Observation:
I’ve learned a lot about prayer this week through Paul’s letter to the Colossians. In chapter one it was Paul’s passionate, worthy prayers and here it is Epaphras who struggled through prayer on behalf of his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. Paul even says in chpater 13 that Epaphras worked hard for the Colossians through prayer. He prayed for their spiritual well being – that they would stand mature and complete in the will of God.  

Application:
Those are powerful prayers. Prayers that I want to start praying for people and would like for others to pray that way on my behalf too. Prayers that have eternal weight and a heavenly perspective. 

Prayer:
Father, you’ve burdened my heart this week to become a passionate prayer who goes to battle against the enemy and struggles on behalf of others. Teach me how to apply this and obediently pray kingdom worthy prayers.

— Jared Yates, college & single adult pastor, Reservoir campus