Praying for Others to be the same as I am
I hope we all have the desire for other people to be truly joyful and fulfilled. I would also hope that we would do whatever we could to see that happen. I know we have a lot of things going in our own lives, but we should not be self-absorbed. We should be loving others the way Jesus loves us. That involves praying for them and giving of our time and efforts to bring them to where they ought to be in life. Hopefully, we can model for them what that kind of life looks like, too. Paul was in prison in Caesarea because of the charges the Jewish leader brought against him. However, the governor, Festus, could not determine that Paul had really committed any crime. So he asked King Agrippa to examine him and give his take on it. After Paul's defense, he asked Agrippa if he believed what the prophets said about Jesus. He was not ready to say yes. (Acts 26:29) Paul replied, "Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that both you and everyone here in this audience might become the same...