I Confess…

“I beseech you, brethren… that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me” —Rom. 15:30

I confess—I’m guilty of coveting!  No, I’m not covetous of anyone’s possessions or position.  There is a legitimate form of coveting. For example, concerning spiritual gifts we are told to “covet earnestly the best gifts” (1 Cor. 12:31). Paul also said, “covet to prophesy” (1 Cor. 14:39).

One thing I covet from you is your prayers. That is what Paul desired from those he wrote to.  In most of his epistles, he asked believers to pray for him (2 Cor. 1:11; Eph. 6:18-20;  Col. 4:2-4; Philem. 1:22). Paul knew he could not be effective in his ministry for God without the prayers of God’s people supporting Him.

Please pray for me.  Here are some of the prayers I covet the most:

• Pray that God will give me wisdom to understand His will (Col. 1:9)…
• Pray that I might be fruitful unto every good work (Col. 1:10)…
• Pray that I might be “strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power” (Col. 1:11).
• Pray “that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel” (Eph. 6:19).

Please remember me in your prayers as God brings me to your mind! For this I will be eternally grateful.