Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. ~Ephesians 6:18b
Last Sunday it was so good to pray together and pray for each other. I love it. And since Zach will be teaching about the armor of God over the next couple of weeks, I thought I would share my thoughts from this week. As we were praying over Caleb and Julie on Sunday, both Rick and I got the image of the church surrounding them from all sides with shields lifted and swords drawn in prayer for protection. What an amazing image to have when we pray for each other that we, the church, are surrounding those we pray for with shields. As I was thinking about this image the thought of the movie 300 came to mind (I know another reference to the 300 and it isn't Zach this time. :-)). The warriors, the 300, go into battle knowing, trusting, having no doubt in their minds that the men fighting at their side will have their backs. They trust each other completely with their lives to hold up their shields and fight and not lower their guard or give up. Isn't that how we should be as the church, trusting completely that our fellow brothers and sisters are praying for us with compassion and earnest with shields up to protect each other when we need it. When one of us looses sight of Jesus and his church, their shield is lowered allowing the enemy to sneak in from behind and attack the unknowing church. So lets be like the soldiers of 300 and stay alert and persistent in our prayers for each other and trusting that we are not letting our brothers and sisters down. Lets hold up our shields for one another and surround each other in prayer. Thank you God for giving us Your armor to fight against the enemy.
Love Steph
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