1 Thessalonians 5:25
25 Brethren, [adelphos] pray [proseuchomai] for [peri] us. [hemon] KJV-Interlinear
25 Brethren, pray for us. NASB
This is not a prayer
for Paul and his companions, beseeching God to help them in some way in their personal
life.Such a request would be somewhat self
serving and selfish.
Most folks, when they
ask others to pray for them, are hurting in some way. They are suffering from some form of mental
anguish, or from some physical ailment, or just simply don t have enough money
to pay bills or do the things they need or want. And so, Pray for me! Pray for me!, emanates
from their mouths.It is really sort of
a whining attempt to get someone else to get Gods help for them.
But here, Pauls request is for others to pray to God for
doctrine.To make it
available.To
never take it away.To keep all
those who teach or disseminate doctrine on top of their spiritual game
(healthy, well off, objective, etc.), such that you, personally, will have
access to doctrine at all times.
2 Thess. 3:1
3 Finally, brethren,
pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, just
as it did also with you; NASB
2 Cor. 1:11
11 you also joining in
helping us through your prayers, that thanks may be
given by many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed upon us through the
prayers of many. NASB
Eph. 6:19
19 and pray on my
behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make
known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, NASB
Col. 4:3
3 praying at the same
time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word, NASB
Without Bible doctrine,
your life is worthless. Without Bible doctrine, you would have no future, no
destiny to look forward to.Without
Bible doctrine, your life will have no meaning or purpose.
Without the mechanisms
for teaching, distributing, making doctrine known to you, you would have no
access to the Word.
Therefore, pray and
always pray to God the Father (who is the recipient of all prayer), that Bible
doctrine will be always available to you and others, that those who teach or
instruct or convey doctrine, will be allowed to do so, objectively, and without
interruption or distraction or hardship, such that your life and the lives of
others may be fulfilled to their maximum potential, and beyond.
And by the way, this
prayer includes yourself and all believers, because as believers, then by
default, we are all ambassadors of the Word, whether we know it or not, whether
we function in doctrine or not, whether we care about it or not.
It is far better to
have the opportunity to learn and grow up in your spiritual life, while life is
relatively stable and trouble free, and access to doctrine is easily available,
rather than it is to learn and grow under troubled or more difficult circumstances.
The one and only answer,
to whatever your problems, needs, wants or hopes might be, is Bible doctrine. With doctrine, you will always be led to a
solution.Without it, you won t.
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