Date: Sunday, 26th October, 2025
Text: Colossians 4:12
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Epaphras was a man who understood that prayer is not a casual exercise but a spiritual contest. Paul described him as one who “always wrestled in prayer,” interceding fervently for believers to stand firm and mature in God’s will.
True prayer demands persistence, focus, and spiritual strength. Like Epaphras, we are called to wrestle in prayer until Heaven’s will prevails on Earth. This is not wrestling against God, but partnering with Him to enforce His plans against the resistance of darkness.
Wrestling demands resilience, toughness, and spiritual tenacity. A wrestler doesn’t enter the ring for a show; he enters with focus, readiness, and the determination to win. Likewise, as believers, we are called to stand strong in the Lord, fully equipped with the armor of God, for our battle is spiritual, not physical.
Every believer is called to this ministry of spiritual wrestling — to labor in intercession until change comes. Our victory is born and reinforced in the place of prayer and worship, for “the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16).
Beloved, rise above casual prayer. Take your place as a spiritual wrestler. When you persist in prayer, chains break, heavens open, and God’s power is revealed.
Prayer Nugget: Father, ignite in me the spirit of fervent intercession. Make me a spiritual wrestler like Epaphras, standing strong in prayer until Your will is done on Earth, in Jesus’ name.
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