Continue In Prayer

-October 12, 2023-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“Continue in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”

(Colossians 4:2).

Paul encourages the Christians in Colosse to continue praying vigilantly and thankfully. The word continue is defined as, “persist in an activity or process; recommence or resume after interruption.” To continue something can be either good or bad depending whether it is something positive or negative. We should continue good things, good ways, good thoughts, and good habits; we should not continue in sin, bad habits, or behavior.

Prayer is always good and we should continue in it every day. Paul urges the believers to pray vigilantly in prayer. To be vigilant is to be alert, fervent, and persistent. Just because the answer does not come right away, some stop praying about it. God’s delays are not God’s denials. Luke 18:1 says, “Then He [Jesus] spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart. He tells the story of a certain widow who came to a judge requesting justice from her adversary. The judge was called the unjust judge. He did not care for the welfare of this woman or anybody else. She kept coming back over and over, and over, wearing him down and wearing him out unto he took action on her behalf. God who never turns us down wants us to pray and keep on praying.

God not only desires that we pray vigilantly but also thankfully. It is always good to thank the Lord in advance for hearing and answering our prayers. Then after He answers, thank Him for answering our prayers. Paul wrote in Ephesians 6:18, “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.”

The hymn writer Joseph M. Scriven wrote, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.”

Have a blessed and prayer filled day. Stay safe and healthy.

Continuing in prayer,

Dean