When a person is so broken and even though they cry out in
prayer, they need to know that others are praying for them.
Sometimes the most valuable thing we can do for a person is
to pray for them and with them.
When we pray, something always happens. Isaiah 55:11
When we pray, we offer sacrifice to God. We are a priestly
people, (1 Peter 2:9 KJV-
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy
nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who
hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; )
Part of the priesthood is
offering sacrifice to God. We sacrifice our time, we offer our mental, and
emotional investment to God in prayer on behalf of others
“Often the most important thing you can do for them is to
pray. However, I encourage you to tell them when you are praying for them
(unless you sense it might be taken in the wrong way). In my experience, almost
everyone who’s facing a serious need (whether it is an illness or some other
difficulty) will be encouraged by knowing someone is praying for them.” Billy
Graham January 18, 2008
“Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and
the right way.” 1 Samuel 12:23
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 always in
every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5 for your fellowship
in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this very
thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day
of Jesus Christ; 7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because
I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and
confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8 For God
is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus
Christ. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in
knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are
excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to
the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:3-11
God-glorifying, Christ-centered prayers for others can be
found in Ephesians 1:15–23; 3:14–21; Colossians 1:9–14; 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13;
and 2 Thessalonians 1:13–14.
