Struggling in Prayer
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. (Colossians 4:12-13)
Earlier in Colossians, Epaphras is introduced as a “beloved fellow servant” and “faithful minister of Christ” (1:7), and in Philemon he’s described as a “fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus” who sends greetings. This gives us a glimpse into his character. Epaphras was a man who valued connection…
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