Always

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1.3-8

Here was are, back to prayer again. Paul’s opening statements in his letter to the Philippian are full of love and blessings and encouragement. He he talks about his prayer for them.

Paul was must have been some kind of pray-er. He prayed for all theses churches and here he tells the Philippians that thanked God for them and prayed for their needs ‘always and in every prayer.’

I try to pray like that. I try to spend devoted time in prayer everyday for my fellow believers. I try to pray specifically and especially for those in our church. I try to keep them in mind – but I still would fall short of Paul’s ‘always and in every prayer’ for other, especially when you add the thankfulness and joy aspects. I pray – but I desire to pray more like Paul did. I want to join in prayer for others always, in every prayer, with thanksgiving, and with joy.

Praying is certainly not all we should do. We must put actions to our prayers. But there is nothing more important we can do than praying for each other.