Strive in prayer

Thru the Bible - Minute with McGee on Oneplace.com · Oct 2, 2026 · 1m

Paul uses a very wonderful expression. We need this kind of help today. It’s over in Romans, the 15th chapter, and Verse 30. Listen to Paul; he says, “Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.” And you know what that word “strive” really means? Well, it’s the word that we get our word “agonize” from. You see, to “agonize in prayer”—that doesn’t mean the length of your prayer; it’s the depth of your prayer. It’s not the words, but the feeling that’s back of it. My, this is the way…