“SURROUND US…WITH YOUR PRAYERS.” -{2 Thess 3:1-2}

These past few days have been thinking on a passage hope it encourages you…
What a beautiful prayer request Paul makes, “Pray for us.” Here is this battle hardened, scarred, soldier of the cross He knew difficulties, persecutions, hardships. He is asking the young believers “PRAY FOR US.”The way it is written grammatically is in the present tense imperative. It’s a command, “Pray continually, for us.” Let it be the habit, pattern of your living!
“For”-{peri} means “periphery, perimeter,…around, pray around, SURROUND US.” How beautiful “SURROUND US CONTINUALLY WITH YOUR PRAYERS.” Everyone, be they old or young “in the LORD” have a role to play. We can ALL co-labor and pray specifically, continually and purposely using these Scriptures to guide and govern us! We always can find someone to pray for. There is NO SUCH thing as A Christian being INSIGNIFICANT… we all have a part to play in the business of the LORD Jesus…
“Surround us with your prayers.” To what end? He asks “that…”
  1. The MESSAGE may SPREAD.-{v1}– “Pray for us that the Word of the Lord will SPREAD rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you;”
  2. The MESSENGERS may be kept SAFE. “… and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith.” SAFETY Not for self preservation but Gospel presentation, to be able to SPREAD the Word Of the LORD… -{v2}
Continually pray for the spiritual fruitfulness, success of “… the Word of the LORD “ as it goes forward far and wide, that it would be received, accepted embraced and submitted to, and in doing so God would be glorified.
Who can you think of that you can SPECIFICALLY Pray and SURROUND them with your praying for the above two reasons?
You and I can CO-LABOR with others, how? “SURROUND” them in our praying for them and specifically that “the Word of the LORD ” may SPREAD rapidly! And that they be kept SAFE so the message can keep being Spread through them!
As I write this a few friends come to mind for me to pray for… So thankful to the LORD for the Message and the Messengers and privilege to co labor with Him in Prayer!

“SURROUND US CONTINUALLY WITH YOUR PRAYERS,”- AS THE PATTERN OF YOUR LIFE

Thank God there are people like you who “SURROUND” others with your prayers for the Message and Messengers to go forth!
Thank you to those who “surround us” with your prayers…
  • In Your Circumstances or that of others, PRAY that they have a Spiritual Outlook and that in their circumstances, they may be used to SPREAD the Message, and they would be SAFE to Continue spreading “the Word of the LORD.”
“Pray for us that the Word of the Lord will SPREAD rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you;and that we will be rescued from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith. ” – {2 Thess 3:1-2} –