Day Eight
Chapter 10: How To Pray For Each Other
Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
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How do we do spiritual warfare praying for each other? Once we have found the appropriate Scripture is it enough just to quote it in a monotone to Satan? Oh no! Not only is what we pray important, but how we pray it makes a difference. The Bible gives us many instructions as to how to pray for “the saints”—those who are at war with Satan because they already have been transferred out of his evil kingdom. Not only does Ephesians 6:18 tell us to pray, it also gives us explicit guidelines of how Christians should pray for one another in the spiritual battle with Satan.
“Prayer”
First we must recognize that this verse is discussing actual praying. What is prayer? It is not just studying prayer or talking about prayer; it is praying.
Prayer is our means of involving the omnipotent God of the universe in our personal spiritual battle with ‘Satan. Prayerlessness actually is arrogantly saying that we do not need God. Even the disciples watching Jesus’ deep prayer life, asked Him to teach them to pray.
Prayer is the power for the spiritual battle with Satan.
“Petition” is specifically asking God to grant our requests for specific needs. Petitions are extremely important in spiritual warfare praying.
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Pray with all perseverance
This is an important lesson in learning how we should pray for one another in our spiritual warfare from Ephesians 6:18. This is faithfulness and stick-to-it-iveness” in prayer.
Jesus taught perseverance in prayer by telling His followers a parable about the persistent widow, “to show that at all times they ought to pray and not lose heart.” Luke 18:1
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Our battle with Satan also is supernatural. Our lukewarm, halfhearted prayers don’t do much to loosen Satan’s hold. But “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16, KJV italics added.
Many things that Evelyn shares, I have not experienced before. I started this book thinking I could quickly go through this one, but I have to honestly say that I am going to read the book again. It seems like I have gone through it so fast. Please pray that God will teach us and open our eyes to see what he wants us to see.
I have a prayer request for you.
Please pray for my son. The past five years have been so hard for him. He wants to do what God wants, but it does not seem like things are working the way he wants. I am concerned for him. Please pray for my son that God will allow him to go in and get a health evaluation. Then pray that one day God will bless him for his faithfulness. Thank you for praying.
I realize that I said this book would be done by now, but I just could not go any faster. There should be two more days after today.
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