Asking for Prayer
One of the best compliments we can receive is for someone to ask us to pray for them. It shows us that we have a reputation of a righteous person who knows how to pray to get through to God. It also shows that the other person trusts us to be serious about their need and to keep things confidential if that is needed. There is no higher honor and no greater responsibility we can receive than a request to pray for someone or something. We must always take it very seriously and pray diligently. King Zedekiah was in a hard place himself, because the king of Babylon was preparing to take over the city of Jerusalem. He knew that would lead to much destruction and death. He didn't know just what to do. (Jeremiah 37:3) "Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal, son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, "Please pray to the Lord our God for us." We can learn some prayer lessons as we think about why the king asked Jeremiah to pray after a...