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obey and pray

Hebrews 13:17-19 (JDV)

Hebrews 13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your throats as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.
Hebrews 13:19 And I urge you all the more to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

obey and pray

The author gives two parting instructions to his readers. He challenges them to obey their leaders, so that their service may be with joy and not grief. He also asks for prayer that he may be restored to tghem, so that he could continue sereving in joy.

LORD, help us to make it possible for our leaders to serve you (and us) joyfully.