“He is always wrestling in prayer for you” has passion written all over it. The KJV says that “Epaphras…labors fervently for you.” – Whether wrestling or laboring fervently, there is a clear picture that this man passionately prayed for his people and the people of God.
Do we pray like this? I’ve thought about this for a couple of days before posting. I think we would all love to know that we have someone wrestling in prayer for us daily, but on the other hand, could someone count on us to wrestle or labor fervently in prayer for them? Imagine the power that we as Christians would have if we all wrestled in prayer for one another! Imagine the changed lives, the changed country, the difference that can be made through such fervency!
I don’t know that I could say that I have a public knowledge of anyone wrestling in prayer for me on a daily basis…don’t get me wrong, if they do it privately that is cool with me, but truthfully I cannot say that I wrestle in prayer for anyone else either…shame on me!!!
I want to. I desire to. I know I must make changes! How about you? Could you imagine the power that churches would have? The power that your life would have? Prayer is not just a part of the battle that we face as Christians against the evils of this world…it is the battle. I want to pray with the same kind of passion that Epaphras did, do you?
Nick