VOICE OF TRUTH FOR TODAY
The Power of Praying Together
Prayer can be challenging, even for believers who deeply love the Lord. Yet prayer is one of the most important things we can do. We need to become people of prayer, connected to the power of God and committed to interceding for one another.
Ephesians 6:18 encourages us to pray at all times in the Spirit, remaining alert and persevering in prayer for all the saints.
But there is something especially powerful about praying together.
First, praying together teaches us how to pray. Acts 2:42 describes the early believers devoting themselves to teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, and prayer. They learned and grew together. This same foundation of prayer has been central to Women World Leaders from the beginning. Everything we seek to accomplish is covered in prayer.
Second, praying together strengthens us for spiritual battles. When the early church faced opposition, believers lifted their voices to God in unity. Acts 4:31 tells us that after they prayed, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued speaking God’s Word boldly. Like those first believers, we can fight our battles on our knees.
Third, praying together allows us to encounter God’s presence. Jesus promised, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them” (Matthew 18:20, ESV).
When we seek Him together, we encourage one another, grow in faith, and experience His guidance and intervention.
Think about the people God has placed in your life. Who has taught you something about prayer? When have you witnessed God working as believers prayed together?
Let’s become women who are ever interceding—for our families, communities, churches, and one another.
And may our hearts continually respond to His invitation:
“Your face, LORD, do I seek” (Psalm 27:8, ESV).
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Excerpt from Voice of Truth Magazine
“Ever Interceding” by Diana Montoto Brown