REAL SPIRITUAL TRAVAIL - Monday, February 2nd 2026
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved (Romans 10:1).Before you minister God’s Word to people, whether to an individual or to a group, I recommend that you pray fervently in intercession for them to receive the Word. Recall what the Bible says happened to seeds (the Word) that were sown into uncultivated ground; they choked and died (read the Parable of the sower in Luke 8:5-15).
The message you bear is too precious to be handled casually. You can’t share such weighty truths without first ploughing the ground in the Spirit. The right prayer is vital for the message to bring transformation. In Colossians 4:12, Paul said, “Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always LABOURING FERVENTLY for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.”
The underlined phrase is from the Greek verb “agonizomai”, and it means to struggle, to contend, to fight; it’s as one contending for something. During such prayer, it’s as though you’re seizing lives out of Satan’s grip. You look at one who’s yet to know the Lord or already a Christian but doesn’t take the things of God seriously, and your spirit refuses to let them remain in that state.
Therefore, you cry out to the Lord in their behalf, praying for them to be stirred in their hearts and to set their affection on Christ and His love. You pray that they walk in the fear of the Lord, guided by His Word, with their priorities aligned with His divine will. You intercede for their establishment in righteousness, their fervency in spirit, and their fruitfulness in every good work and that their lives bring glory to the Lord in all they do.
The most beautiful part is, as you pray for them this way, something happens in your own spirit. In those moments of intercessory tears and soul travail, the Spirit of God releases more grace into your life. You obtain help in the throne room and draw grace for others. It’s how we transform lives through the ministry of the Spirit in prayer.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for your grace at work in me as I labour fervently in prayer for those to whom I minister. Their hearts are prepared to receive your truth; every distraction is removed, and their affections are set on you, on things above; they are established in righteousness, fervent in spirit, and fruitful in every good work, bringing glory to you in all things, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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