February 19, 2024 … Don’t Stop Praying

February 19, 2024 … Don’t Stop Praying   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Matthew West singing … Don’t Stop Prayin …  Powerfully singing of how we Christians must be willing to pray in all trying situations where God’s enabling grace is needed in life.

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Highlight Passage: … 1Thessalonians 5:17-18 [NLT] … 

17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.             

… Paul reminds fellow Christians that is is God’s will that they (we) keep praying with thankful hearts for others.       

Highlight Passage (in context) … 1Thessalonians 5:12-18 … USE THIS LINK … 

…Paul’s exhortation to fellow Christians about how they (we) should live their (our) lives.        

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Reference Passage: … 2Chronicles 7:14 [NLT] …  

14 Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.   

… God’s call for His faithful people to humbly pray for His help.  

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:6  [NLT] …  

6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. 

… Jesus gives instructions on how to pray for God’s intervention.       .  

Reference Passage: … Romans 12:12 [NLT] …  

12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.   

… Paul’s exhortation to others to be patient in trials and KEEP ON PRAYING! 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 4:6  [NLT] …  

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all He has done.  

… Again Paul exhorts fellow Christians to being their concerns and cares to God in prayer.            

Reference Passage: … Colossians 4:2 [NLT] …  

2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.    

… Paul’s repeated calls for fellow Christiana to pray for their (our) needs with a thankful heart.   

Reference Passage: … James 5:16  [NLT] …  

16 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.   

… James, Jesus’ brother, charges fellow Christians in need of God’s healing to take their needs to the Elders of God’s church and request healing prayer.  

<b><u>My Devotional Journal</u>:</b> Today’s <b><i> Our Daily Bread</b></i> Author Katara Patterson -  AT THIS LINK -   https://odb.org/2024/02/19/prompted-to-pray-2 - relates how her prayer life was enhanced by following the lead of her manager at work who told of praying before speaking to a troubled co-worker, requesting God’s enabling grace to help her deal with that person.  Good plan; … don’t you think?   

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on God’s word, shared above, we see that God’s word, especially thru the Lord to Solomon and God’s people as well as the Apostle Paul repeatedly, we, who are God’s chosen. are called and reminded that we are to continually bring our needs to God, with a thankful heart, praying that The Lord give us His enabling grace.  And it’s for that grace that I stop and pray for right now?  How about you?  Got any needs today?  Okay, … let’s stop right here and pray!     

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me the opportunity to bring my needs to You, Lord. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to keep keep on keeping on … by praying to You, Lord, for Your grace.     Amen  

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