Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
The choice of travailing - a verb in the present continuous is used to signify that it is not a one off activity but an on-going activity. And one of the reasons for travailing is seek the peace of the city where you dwell. Please read Jeremiah Chapter 29 verse 7, 1st Timothy Chapter 2 verses 1 to 10, Ezekiel Chapter 33 verses 1 to 11, 32 verses 30 to 31. Ezra Chapters 9 and 10, 2nd Chronicles Chapter 7 verses 12 to 16 and Jonah Chapter 3 verses 1 to 10.
Did Jesus travail? Yes. John Chapter
17 aptly captures Jesus' prayer for His disciples and the Church; while Luke
Chapter 22 verses 39 to 46 records Jesus' prayer for Peter. The prayers at
Gethsemane recorded in Matthew Chapter 26 verses 36 to 46, Mark Chapter 14
verses 32 to 42 speak of the prophecy in Isaiah Chapter 53.
Other people who travailed for the
flock of Christ or people of God in the Bible as well as for the healing of the
nations include Apostle Paul who travailed for the Churches he planted, his
children in the Lord such as Timothy, Titus, Epaphras and Epaphroditus. The Apostle Paul also travailed for
vulnerable flock who could be lost and devoured. Please read Galatians Chapter
4 verse 19, Romans Chapter 9 verses 1 to 3, 10 verses 1 to 4, 11, Philippians
Chapter 2 verses 25 to 30. Colossians Chapter 4 verse 12, Philippians Chapter
2 verses 25 to 30, Acts Chapter 16 verses 12 to 13.
Significantly, Epaphras also travailed for the flock of
Christ. The Bible records that "Epaphras, who is one of your number, a
bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly
for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the
will of God. For I bear him witness that he has a deep concern for you and for
those who are in Laodicea and Hierapolis.” Colossians 4:12-13 (NASB).
Moses severally interceded for the Israelites and God listened. But for the fervent intercession of Moses for Israel, who knows, the nation of Israel would have become extinct in the wilderness as they journeyed to Canaan. Please see Exodus Chapter 32 verses 1 to 14, 30 to 35, Numbers Chapter 11 verses 1 to 3, 14 verses 5 to 20, 20 verses 1 to 7, Deuteronomy Chapter 9, 10 verse 10.
“And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of
the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of
the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the
midst thereof” (Ezekiel 9:4).
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