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Colosions chapter 4 verse 2 says continue steadfastly in prayer

being watchful in it with Thanksgiving.

And then verse 3 says at the same times, this is Paul saying,

pray also for us that God may open to us a door for the word to declare the mystery of Christ on account of which I'm in prison

that I may make it clear which is how I ought to speak.

So on one hand, this is a general exhortation to pray, to continue steadfastly in prayer,

for these believers to devote themselves to prayer to be watchful in prayer.

This is exactly what Jesus taught his disciples, to be watchful in prayer, to be thankful in prayer, to continue in prayer. But then Paul specifically

asked that the church would pray for him and those who he's working with to get the gospel to new places that God would open

up doors for the word for them to declare the mystery of Christ, which is the reason

why Paul was in prison, but that he would

make the word the gospel clear as he ought to speak. And so when I read these

verses, I'm on one hand obviously exhorted and encouraged, convicted even to make sure that I'm

devoting myself to prayer that we are continuing steadfastly in prayer, in prayer. But then specifically, these verses provoke us, compel

us to pray for those who are working for the spread of the gospel in places where

it's not gone or places where it's hard

to get to even places where people are being in prison for sharing the gospel that

God would open up doors for the word for the declaration of the mystery of Christ that the people

working in those places would make it clear and so I want to lead us to pray

specifically for workers around the world.

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