Nyashadzaishe Rushwaya
When you get to pay closer attention to the Holy Spirit it leads you and it communicates with you using signs, dreams and wonders.
But half the time we are too busy with our lives not to seek the deeper meaning of what could have been communicated.
I always remind my family members and friends that standing and holding hands while praying for one another make a big difference in any situation that one might be facing and also the importance of knowing the name of the person you are praying for.
The Bible commands us to pray for one another, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16) God manifests Himself in many ways when praying together and for each other.
Jesus often prayed with and for his disciples. He taught them to pray as a family: “Our Father in heaven…” (Matthew 6:9) When Jesus left them to go to the Father, they found strength in praying together. (Acts 1:14).
We depend in great measure on the public and private prayers of our brothers and sisters.
Within a family you can pick out a few individuals who you know cannot pray for themselves.
Apostle Paul often asked his fellow believers to pray for him as he preached the word of Christ. In his letter to the Christians at Corinthians, Paul asked them to pray for him as he was constantly under immense pressure while preaching the word, (2 Corinthians, 1:11).
Paul asked his fellow believers in Colossae to pray for him as he preached about Christ. (Colossians 4: 3-4).
We must not be ashamed of asking others to pray for us. If Apostle Paul needed the prayers of his Christian family, we too need the prayers of our brothers and sisters.
We must also be diligent in lifting our brothers and sisters in prayer to God. Even when Jesus was nearing the time of his death, he prayed fervently for his followers.
In the Gospel of John, Jesus prayed to the Father for protection, consecration and unity of his disciples.
We often forget that we are in a spiritual battle. Prayer is a spiritual weapon in this struggle.
The Apostle Paul distinguished a fellow worker named Epaphras as a prayer warrior for his fellow believers, “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God” (Colossians 4:12).
Our priority as followers of Jesus is our relationship with him and our obedience to his will. We must pray for the spiritual life of each other.
As we pray for each another, we must thank God for those believers, God has placed in our midst, whether they are near or far. Each of them represents a member of the family of God, with God-given talents, callings and experiences. Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica: “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers” (1 Thessalonians 1:2).
We do the will of God when we lift each other in public and private prayers. We must remember that we are a family, and God has given us this incredible privilege. The different spiritual battles that we fight every day need us to be praying for each other.
I always remind people that when I dream of someone especially after a long time without talking to them, normalize praying for them and make a phone call to check on them to find out if they are ok.
You might be having a breakthrough prayer to win someone’s battle.
