In his commentary of Ephesians, Paul Sadler reminds us:
"As believers in Christ we should be the most graceful people on the face of the earth. The apostle not only instructs us to pray and be thankful for all things, we are also to watch in prayer. "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving" (Col. 4:2). We are to "continue in prayer," that is, cling hard to it, persevered in taking all things to the ghrone of grace. Paul's primary intercession for the saints usually centered around spiritual things. However, he also place a great deal of emphasis upon their physical needs, as seen in his prayers for earthly rulers (1 Tim. 2:1-2); gratitude for daily meals (1 Tim. 4:3-5); deliverance from prison (Phil. 1:19-20); journeys' mercies (Rom. 1:7-10).
Paul Salder, EPHESIANS, 67
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