Devote Yourselves to Prayer // Day 25
January 28, 2009 at 1:00 pm (study) (message, prayer, thankful)
Colossians 4:2-4 (New International Version)
Further Instructions
2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.
Application
These are strong words. “Devote yourselves to prayer.” If we’re being honest, most of us have a difficult time with this. Devotion to something requires a continual pursuit. With the busyness we allow ourselves to be sucked into, it is hard to continually pursue any one thing.
There is high value in devoting ourselves to prayer, however. We have been given a direct link to God to communicate. To not take advantage of this communication tool is to leave ourselves facing trying situations alone.
Write out a prayer today. Start by just writing out your praise to Him. Be thankful for what He has blessed you with. Ask Him, as Paul has in this passage to give you boldness to proclaim the Gospel clearly today.
