The Nugget:
Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
From Ken Sagely’s Facebook Post:
Walk in The Light: Unceasing Prayer
Jeremiah 33.3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
John 14.13
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Romans 8.26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as he ought, but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Philippians 4.4-7
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. v 5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand,
6 Be Anxious for Nothing but in everything by Prayer and Supplication with Thanksgiving let your requests be made unto God.
7 And the Peace of God, which Passeth all Understanding, will Keep your Hearts and Minds through Christ Jesus.
1 John 5.14-15
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:
15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
(Effective Unceasing prayer actually means living continually in fellowship and nearness to God.
George Mueller said, “I live in the spirit of prayer, I pray as I walk, when I lay down, and when I arise. The answers are always coming.”
We are to be “instant in prayer.” In every moment of crisis and blessing we pour out our hearts to Him in swift, fervent sentences, “Lord, help me here.” “Lord I see your gracious hand, thank you.” )
Ephesians 6.18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayer and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Dig deeper by reading and studying the cross references for Ephesians 6:18 as they are given in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Ephesians 6:18
Praying. Gr. proseuchomai (S# G4336). Restricted to prayer to God in the NT (CB, Appendix 134,I.2, p. 164). Mat 5:44 g. +*Mat 6:9 g. Gen 13:4, Luk 18:1 g. Col 1:3 g, Col 1:9 g. 1Th 5:17 g. 1Ti 2:8 g. Jud 1:20 g.
always. or, on every occasion. FS147D, +Gen_1:29. Eph 1:16, +*1Sa 12:23, Neh 2:4, Job 27:10, Psa 35:22; Psa 55:16, 17; Psa 73:28; *Psa 86:3; *Psa 86:6; Psa 109:4; Psa 116:2, Isa 26:16, +*Dan 6:10, Mat 6:5, *Luk 2:26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32; **Luk 2:37; Luk 3:26, 27; *+Luk 18:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; +*Luk 21:36, Act 1:14; Act 2:42; *Act 6:4; Act 9:11; Act 10:2; Act 10:9; Act 12:5, Rom 1:9; *Rom 12:12, **Php 4:6, Col 1:9; *Col 4:2, 1Th 3:10; +*1Th 5:17, 1Ti 5:5, 2Ti 1:3.
all prayer. FS93A, +Gen 1:26. By Hendiadys, “supplicating prayer.” T1307.
supplication. Gr. deēsis (S# G1162, 1Ti 2:1). 1Ki 8:52; 1Ki 8:54; 1Ki 8:59; 1Ki 9:3, Est 4:8, Dan 9:3; Dan 9:20, Hos 12:4, Mat 18:19, Luk 22:40, +*1Ti 2:1, Heb 5:7.
in the. T1410: Eph 2:22, Zec 12:10, *Joh 4:23; *Joh 4:24, Act 2:4; Act 9:31, +*Rom 8:15; +Rom 8:26; Rom 8:27, 1Co 14:15, Gal 4:6, Php 3:3, **Jud 1:20.
Spirit. Gr. pneuma, +Mat 3:16. Eph 2:18.
watching. Literally, lying sleepless. *Mat 26:41, Mar 1:35; *Mar 13:33; Mar 14:34; Mar 14:38, +**Luk 21:36; Luk 22:46, 1Co 16:13, *Col 4:2, 1Th 5:6, Heb 13:17, *1Pe 4:7.
all perseverance. Gen 18:29; Gen 18:31; *Gen 32:24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, =Exo 17:11; =Exo 17:12, 1Sa 1:12, 1Ki 18:43, **Job 1:5, Mat 15:25, 26, 27, 28; Mat 17:21, Mar 10:48, Luk 11:5, 6, 7, 8; Luk 18:1, 2, 3,, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, +Act 1:14.
and. FS93A, +Gen 1:26.
supplication. See on Eph 6:19, Eph 1:16; Eph 3:8; Eph 3:18, Mar 9:29, Act 12:5, 2Co 1:11, Php 1:4; Php 1:19, Col 1:4, 1Ti 2:1; 1Ti 5:5, Phm 1:5, 1Pe 3:7.
all saints. Eph 1:15, Act 9:13, +2Co 1:1.