The Bible shows us the importance of praying for fellow believers. В Новия завет, we read that Jesus and the apostles prayed for their fellow believers. Sometimes praying for fellow believers can be of vital importance. If Christians become aware of the power of prayer and pray for those, whom God has brought on their way and put in their spirit, then great things will happen. Although many believers promise, that they will pray for others, only a few of them really keep their promise and do what they say. Следователно, don’t be too hasty with the words you speak and the promise(s) you make. Don’t be led by your emotions and feelings during a conversation, but be quiet and listen and be led by the Holy Spirit.
Jesus prayed for those, whom God had given Him
Исус не се молеше за света. But Jesus prayed for those, които Отец Му беше дал. He prayed for those, who believed in Him and belonged to the Father. Jesus said to the Father, that He had guarded and ensured that none of them had been lost, except for Jude. But Jesus knew in advance, че това ще се случи, in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled.
Jesus didn’t pray and asked the Father, that He would take the believers out of this world. But Jesus prayed to the Father, that He would keep them from evil. Jesus prayed:
Те не са от света, както и аз не съм от света. Освети ги чрез Твоята истина: думата ти е истина. Както ти ме изпрати в света, така и аз ги изпратих в света. И заради тях аз се освещавам, за да бъдат и те осветени чрез истината.
Нито се моля само за тях, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; За да бъдат всички едно; като теб, баща, изкуство в мен, и аз в теб, за да бъдат и те едно в нас: за да повярва светът, че Ти си ме пратил.
И славата, която Ти ми даде, аз я дадох на тях; че те могат да бъдат едно, въпреки че сме едно: аз в тях, и ти в мен, за да бъдат направени съвършени в едно; и светът да познае, че Ти си Ме пратил, и ги обичаше, както си ме възлюбил.
баща, Искам и те, когото си ми дал, бъди с мен, където съм; за да могат да видят славата ми, което си ми дал: защото Ти ме възлюби преди създанието на света. О, праведен Отче, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, и ще го декларира: that the love wherewith thou hast (Джон 17:16-26)
Jesus not only prayed for the believers, who were with Him, but He also prayed for the believers, who would believe on Him, by the preaching of the word, and also become part of God’s people and belong to Him.
Jesus prayed for Peter
И Господ каза, Саймън, Саймън, ето, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. (Лука 22:31-32)
Jesus made intercession for Simon Peter; for what would take place in the future. Исус знаеше, that the devil wanted to have Simon Peter and shift him as wheat. Therefore Jesus prayed for Simon Peter, that despite the fact that he denied Jesus Christ, his faith wouldn’t fail. And Jesus’s prayer was answered (Прочетете също: Симон Петър, човекът, който обичаше Исус).
Because on the day of Петдесетница, the day of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the new creation; църквата, Peter was the one, who took the lead among the disciples of Jesus.
Peter witnessed boldly in public of Jesus the Christ the Son of the living God. And his fellow believers followed in his footsteps and also witnessed of Jesus the Christ; Son of the living God (Прочетете също: Изповядвате ли Исус или се отричате от Исус пред хората?).
The Holy Spirit knows exactly what is going to happen in the future. He shall reveal the future to the believers, so that the believers become proactive and pray for fellow believers, and things and matters, that will take place in the future.
The apostles prayed for their fellow believers
The letters of Paul, Джеймс, and John show us, that the apostles also prayed for the saints, Точно като Исус. They didn’t cease to pray for their fellow believers, because they knew the power of prayer and the importance of perseverance in praying for fellow believers (Прочетете също: Необходимостта от постоянна молитва?).
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. (римляни 1:9)
Сега ние сме посланици на Христос, сякаш Бог те умолява чрез нас: ние ви се молим вместо Христос, примирете се с Бога. Защото Той Го направи грях за нас, който не знаеше грях; за да станем Божия праведност в Него (2 Коринтяни 5:20-21)
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection (2 Коринтяни 13:7-9)
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Че Бог на нашия Господ Исус Христос, Бащата на славата, може да ви даде дух на мъдрост и откровение в познанието за Него: Очите на вашето разбиране са просветени; за да познаете каква е надеждата на Неговото призвание, и какво е богатството на славата на Неговото наследство в светиите, И какво е превъзходното величие на Неговата сила за нас, които вярваме, според действието на Неговата могъща сила, Което Той извърши в Христос, когато Го възкреси от мъртвите, и Го постави от дясната Си страна в небесните места, Далеч над всичко княжество, и сила, и може, и господство, и всяко име, което е назовано, не само в този свят, но и в това, което предстои: И е покорил всичко под краката Му, и Му даде да бъде Глава над всичко на църквата, Което е Неговото тяло, пълнотата на Този, който изпълва всичко във всичко (Ефесяни 1:15-22)
And this I pray, that you love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that you may approve things that are excellent
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Филипяни 1:9-11)
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, За надеждата, която е заложена за вас на небето, за което сте чували преди в думата на истината на Евангелието (Колосяни 1:3-5)
За тази кауза също, От деня, в който го чухме, Не преставайте да се молите за вас, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, бъдете плодотворни във всяко добро дело, и нарастване в познаването на Бога; Подсилен с всички сили, according to his glorious power, за всяко търпение и дълготърпение с радост; Благодарим на бащата, които ни накараха да се срещнем като участници на наследството на светиите в светлина: Кой ни достави от силата на тъмнината, и ни преведе в царството на Неговия скъп Син (Колосяни 1:9-13)
Епафрас, който е един от вас, служител на Христос, поздравява те, винаги се трудя горещо за вас в молитви, за да можете да стоите съвършени и завършени в цялата Божия воля (Колосяни 4:12)
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father (1 Солун 1:2-3)
Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? (1 Солун 3:10)
And I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it (1 Солун 5:23-24)
Затова и ние винаги се молим за вас, че нашият Бог ще ви счете за достоен за това призвание, и изпълни цялото благоволение на Неговата доброта, и делото на вярата със сила: That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, и вие в Него, според благодатта на нашия Бог и Господ Исус Христос (2 Солун 1:11-12)
Аз благодаря на Бог, на когото служа от моите предци с чиста съвест, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day (2 Тимотей 1:3)
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus (Филимон 1:4-6)
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (Джеймс 5:16)
любими, I wish (молете се) above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth (3 Джон 1:2)
Praying for the leaders of the church
In Paul’s letters, we not only read that he prayed for his fellow believers, but we also read that Paul asked his fellow believers to remember him and pray for him and those, who were with him. Paul asked them for prayer, so that they would preach the word in boldness, that God would open a door of utterance, да говори мистерията на Христос, that the word of the Lord would have free course and be glorified, that they would be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all men have faith, that he would be delivered from them that did not believe in Judea, and that his service for Jerusalem would be accepted of the saints, and that they would return to the saints and strengthen them and perfect that which was lacking in their faith,
Сега ви моля, братя, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. (римляни 15:30-32)
Който ни избави от толкова голяма смърт, и доставя: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; Ye also helping together by prayer for us, че за дара, даден ни чрез средствата на много хора, благодарността може да бъде дадена от мнозина от наше име (2 Коринтяни 1:10-11)
Продължете в молитва, И гледайте в същото с Деня на благодарността; Withal се моли и за нас, че Бог ще ни отвори вратата на изказването, да говори мистерията на Христос, за което също съм в облигации: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak (Колосяни 4:2-4)
братя, pray for us(1 Солун 5:25)
Накрая, братя, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith (2 Солун 3:1-2)
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you (Филимон 1:21-22)
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner (Евреи 13:18-19)
Paul and the other apostles were no loners, but they were part of the church of Jesus Christ. They knew that, together with their fellow believers they were the church on this earth. They were united in spirit, чрез Духа. And to preach and keep the gospel and the truth of Jesus Christ and the power of the cross, чисто, and protect the church from невярно доктрини и учители, who tried to enter and affect the church, prayer was needed. Чрез молитва, they watched and stayed awake in the spirit (Прочетете също: Това, което Исус имаше предвид с портите на ада, няма да надделее над Църквата Ми?).
The church prayed for Peter
When King Herod stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church, and killed James, and saw that it pleased the Jews, King Herod took Peter also and put Peter in prison. Поради факта, that it was the feast of unleavened bread, he intended to bring forth Peter to the people after Easter. While Peter was in prison, the church was praying without ceasing to God for Peter.
In the house of Mary, the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, many believers were gathered together and prayed. While they were praying, Peter knocked on the door of the gate. When a damsel came to see who was knocking and heard Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for gladness, but she ran in and told the others how Peter stood before the gate. They said to the damsel that she was mad, but when she constantly affirmed that it was so, they said it was his angel. But Peter kept knocking and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. Peter witnessed and declared how the Lord had brought him out of prison (Актове 12: 1-19).
Through the prayer of the congregation for Peter, the Lord had sent an angel to prison and brought him out of prison. If his fellow believers and sisters had been passive, too busy with themselves, and had not prayed, maybe Peter would also have been killed, just like James. That’s why the church of Jesus Christ needs to pray and keep praying and don’t become passive in prayer.
If Christians would realize the importance of prayer and believe in the силата на молитвата, great things will happen. But if you pray out of habit or some kind of religious duty, without believing that what you pray will come to pass, then nothing much will happen. Because praying without faith shall not accomplish anything.
This also applies to carnal prayers, which are led by the will of man. They shall not avail much either. But when you pray after the Spirit and be led by Him and pray after His will and speak His words, it shall avail much. Because God will empower your words, which are according to His will.
There is no distance in the spiritual realm
When you pray for fellow believers, it’s important to know, that there is no distance in the spiritual realm. The devil wants you to believe, that you can’t do much from a distance and that it’s useless to pray. But the devil only tells you that, because he wants to make you inactive, especially when it comes to prayer. Истината е, че, that there is no distance in the spiritual realm.
Човек, who prays from a repented and devoted heart to God and prays His words, shall avail much. It’s important to know this and to believe this, so that you can pray in faith.
Let no one make you believe that praying from a distance makes no sense and can’t accomplish anything. Сега, ти знаеш, that when someone says this, you know where these words come from.
If praying from a distance is useless, makes no sense, and doesn’t accomplish anything, then why did Paul ask the church to pray for him and for those, who were with him? Through prayer and by praying in the Spirit, Paul was connected to the church.
In Paul’s letter to the church at Corinth, we read that when the church was gathered, the spirit of Paul was present (1 Коринтяни 5:4). Следователно, you see that there is no distance in the spiritual realm.
Важно е, that you are not only focused on your fellow believers in your area, събрание, and country, but that you also pray for your fellow brothers and sisters abroad. Особено, now that you know that distance plays no part when you pray.
Pray for those, who live in countries where Christians are persecuted for their faith in Christ.
Don’t become passive, but be and stay active in the spirit. Stay awake and watch and don’t give up! Persevere and keep praying for fellow believers, so that they will be kept from the deceptions and temptations of the devil, and that they don’t deviate from the Word, but persevere and keep standing on the Word.
„Бъдете солта на земята’
