16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
To Paul having found out that there was a small cadre of true believers found with the HS living in Ephesus elated him and caused him to be overwhelmed with gratitude and concern for their them. These are the ones given to Paul as their leader to care for their souls.
So he continued to cover them in prayer knowing how fragile their faith might be in such a hostile and difficult culture. Let us not forget that embracing Christianity in that day often meant the disconnection from family and community ties such as it can be today only being in that day those ties were way more critical than they are now in our more transient and self reliant society. So he prayed for them and let them know how much they were appreciated and that he indeed was praying for them. It is a comfort to know that someone you love and admire is praying for you. What a great comfort it is to know that our high priest Jesus is our intercessor.
Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25 NIV
APPLICATION
I am convicted about my personal prayer life I need to be more like Paul and follow his example and pray for those who have been given to me to to care for their souls especially the ones closest and dearest to me.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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