Don’t you love to hear it? ”I am praying for you." It may come in an e-mail or a text message or in a conversation when someone says, "I've been praying for you." Sometimes I don't think I could make it without someone praying for me.
James 5:16 NLT
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
I remember more than 30 years ago walking down the hallway of a house where I rented a room and hearing Mrs. Cornelia Fowler praying for me. I remember hearing a family friend pray for me. I remember when my pastor put his hand on my shoulder and prayed for me.
From time to time I get a note from someone ... 'I am praying for you' it reads. There are too many people to name that lift my family and my life to Jesus. Thank you for praying for me.
Colossians 4:2 NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I remember kneeling next to a friend and praying for her mom who was very sick. I remember talking to a pastor friend who was hurting terribly and praying for him. I remember holding man's hand after he just had a heart attack and praying with him as he accepted Jesus as his savior.
Prayer is a big deal.
The fact is our prayer lives need life and need to be real. It is not a routine. It is not something you check off your to-do list. It is not something that makes you a better Christian. Prayer is a simple aspect of our relationship with Jesus.
God's kids just have to pray.
Ephesians 1:18 NLT
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Finally… In a little over a week is the next mission trip to Cuba. Help make it even more successful. Would you pray and/or give for this trip? Let me know.
NOTE: much of his devotion was first shared in June of 2007
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