Friday, November 13, 2026
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word” (Psalm 119:9 KJV).
If our physical posterity could augment its spiritual dexterity, exactly what would that entail?
“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God” (Colossians 4:12). Prayer is a work; the Greek word translated “labouring fervently” here originated “agonizing.” It is what Christians (not lost people) do to reinforce what God has told them. They use prayer to apply to life by faith the sound Bible doctrine the Holy Spirit teaches them. Comprehending this, Epaphras prayed for his fellow Colossians to “stand” (continue) “perfect” (of full age, mature) and “complete” (lacking nothing) in all God’s will—in total agreement with what He is doing and wants to do in and through them. Again, if more pastors and teachers would have prayed likewise, our churches and schools would be far more aware of God’s present plan revealed in mystery truth. In contrast to Bible babies still nursing on milk bottles, more believers would have reached spiritual adulthood!
Luke 11:1-4 reports: “And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6:9-13, a different context, is a fuller version of this “Our Father” Prayer.) One of Christ’s followers wanted to learn how to pray, and Christ taught him and the rest. Even though this prayer’s contents are often mindlessly repeated as though they apply to us today, a careful study of them yields this fact. They have a prophetic significance in Israel’s program, not pertaining to what God is doing with us the Body of Christ now in mystery.
Howbeit, the Lord will teach us how to pray, and that through Paul our Apostle….
