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pray for a reunion

Philemon 1:21-25 (JDV)

Philemon 1:21 Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Philemon 1:22 Meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, since I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Philemon 1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, and so do
Philemon 1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-laborers.
Philemon 1:25 The favor of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your breath.

David Jeremiah writes, “Paul and the other apostles knew that God might well withhold certain of His blessings from them if they and their fellow believers neglected to pray. Therefore they prayed, and they recruited others to pray, never wanting to curb what God might be pleased to do” (46).

Who knows the blessings we could experience if we simply made a habit of praying for them. Paul was praying that God would remove the obstacles keeping him from visiting his friend. Do you have friends or relatives you have not seen for a long time? Why not pray for a reunion?

Jeremiah David. The Prayer Matrix. Multnomah 2004.