Colossians 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured.
Paul writes that Epaphras is always wrestling in prayer for the people of Colossae! If Paul knew us would he describe our prayer life like a wrestling match or formal dinner party? Epaphras wrestled with God in prayer! He was praying like it mattered and like his prayers where making a difference in the lives of the church in Colossae!
Paul writes that he prayed the church would "stand firm in all the will of God". Following the will of God is not always easy. Many times it seems easier to give in and just go with the flow of the culture instead of standing up! We need to pray for each other and encourage each other to stand firm in our faith and never give up or give in!
Epaphras prays that the people would mature in their faith! Our faith should be developing and maturing over the days of our lives. The difficult days and the hardships should help us mature in our faith and not destroy our faith. Faith that is matured is not less risky, but more risky as we learn to trust in God and His power more!
Finally Epaphras prayed for the church to be fully assured in their faith. In our immaturity we often doubt God and our own faith. We get tossed here and their by the circumstances that we face. What a great place to be when we can be fully assured of God in our faith!
Be like Epaphras and wrestle with God for the Body of Christ you belong to and for the Body of Christ as a whole!
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