Colossians 10 – Devoted to prayer

Paul, from his jail cell commanded the Church in Colossae to devote to prayer. Devotion is a pretty strong word. We use devotion to describe the unwavering bond of marriage.

Does “devotion” describe your attitude toward prayer?

We must become devoted to prayer.

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Please turn with me to Colossians 4. I have loved this study. It is so beneficial to dive deep into the word of God.

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CHRIST IS SUPREME

I want you to remember that the theme of the book of Colossians is CHRIST IS SUPREME.

Let’s look at Colossians 4:2.

Colossians 4:2 (NIV2011) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

Clap your hands if you are thankful for the Word of God.

As I was studying this final chapter of Colossians, this short little verse captured my attention.

It says “devote yourselves to prayer…”

Devote yourselves to prayer

What does that look like? Are we doing that? Are we devoted to prayer?

What do you think of when you hear the word devotion? It makes think of marriage… love, loyalty, and commitment.

In the same way that a husband and wife are devoted to each other, are you devoted to prayer?

The word Paul uses for DEVOTION is proskartereō (pros-kär-te-re’-ō). It means to be…

devoted or constant to one. Are we constant towards prayer?

to give unremitting care towards. Do we give unremitting care towards prayer?

to show constant readiness towards. Are we constantly ready to pray?

to show one’s self courageous for. Are we courageous in prayer?

In Paul’s closing chapter to the Church in Colossae, he instructs them to devote to prayer.

This is not the only time Scripture talks about devotion to prayer.

In Acts 1 Jesus told them to wait and pray in Jerusalem to receive the promised Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:14 (NIV2011) They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

The devoted themselves to prayer BEFORE the arrival of the Spirit… And they continued to devote after the Spirit infilling.

Acts 2:42 (NIV2011) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

In Acts 6 the Apostles revealed how they did ministry.

Acts 6:4 (NIV2011) and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.”

Paul’s letter to Rome also addressed devoted prayer.

Romans 12:12 (NIV2011) Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

Redemption Church, we need to be devoted to prayer. A constant readiness… a courageous unremitting care towards prayer.

We MUST pray often/continually