Thursday | 22 January 2026
At the present time, through the ministry of the Spirit, Christ is impressing upon us the importance of our participation in prayer. Prayer is the intercession and travail that belongs to the covenant fellowship of Yahweh Elohim. In short, intercession is the dialogue of prayer involving the expression, or communication, of one’s name. Travail is the expression of ‘giving‑love’ that proceeds from this discussion through the action of offering. These two dimensions of prayer, which are enabled by the Holy Spirit, are the means by which the covenant purpose of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is accomplished.
Our fellowship in the intercession and travail of Yahweh’s prayer, which is possible only by the capacity that we receive from the Holy Spirit, is corporate and individual. Both of these contexts of prayer are necessary for our participation in the fulfilment of God’s purpose and will for us as individuals, as households, and as communities of believers. For this reason, Paul exhorted his readers, saying, ‘Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.’ 1Th 5:16‑18.
Addressing a key focus of prayer for believing men and believing women, Paul wrote, ‘I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere [or without ceasing], [by] lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; in like manner also, that the women [pray everywhere by] adorning themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works’. 1Ti 2:8‑10.
We see that a man proceeds from the intercession of prayer by the Spirit by lifting up holy, or sanctified, hands without wrath or doubting. This is his participation in the prayer travail of Yahweh. In the same way, a woman proceeds from the intercession of prayer by the Spirit through the expression of the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, professing godliness through good works. This is her participation in the prayer travail of Yahweh.
Further Study:
Romans 8
References:
1Th 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1Ti 2:8-10
I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting; in like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works.