“We give thanks to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you”
– Colossians 1:3 –
Paul always emphasized the need to pray for one another.
Praying to have dicernment of God’s will, that is, praying to know, to be filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s will, to be wise and intelligent.
Praying for power to fulfill God’s will, that is, praying to do, to walk as is worthy of the Lord, and to please Him in everything.
Praying for netter and more fruits, that is, praying to bear fruit, for better fruits in the life of the one who prays, and for the fruits of new lives brought to Jesus.
Those who will put on the whole armor of God and devote some time every day to meditation and prayer and to the study of the Scriptures will be connected with heaven and will have a saving, transforming influence upon those around them. Great thoughts, noble aspirations, clear perceptions of truth and duty to God, will be theirs. They will be yearning for purity, for light, for love, for all the graces of heavenly birth (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 112).
When the message of truth was first proclaimed, how much we prayed. How often was the voice of intercession heard in the chamber, in the barn, in the orchard, or the grove. Frequently we spent hours in earnest prayer, two or three together claiming the promise; often the sound of weeping was heard and then the voice of thanksgiving and the song of praise. Now the day of God is nearer than when we first believed, and we should be more earnest, more zealous, and more fervent than in those early days. Our perils are greater now than then. Souls are more hardened. We need now to be imbued with the Spirit of Christ, and we should not rest until we receive it (ibid., p. 161).
“Now the day of God is nearer than when we first believed,
and we should be more earnest, more zealous, and fervent
than in those early days. Our perils are greater now than then.
Souls are more hardened. We need now to be imbued
with the Spirit of Christ, and we should not rest until we receive it”
Let us go back to our “First Love…”