Jan 5 2026 … Care Prayers …

Jan 5 2026 …  Care Prayers  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...      and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Matthew West singing Don’t Stop Praying … exhorting Christians to keep praying for others.

Highlight Passage: … 1Samuel 12:23 … [NLT] … 

23 “As for me, I will certainly not sin against the Lord by ending my prayers for you.  And I will continue to teach you what is good and right. </i>

… Samuel’s commitment, as a called and anointed Prophet of God, to pray for and teach God’s people.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  1Samuel 12:18-24  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Recognition by God’s Prophet, Samuel, of his charge to pray for God’s people as they were calling for a new king, ignoring their God as King. 

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Reference Passage: …  2Chronicles 7:14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s call for His people to humble themselves and pray for healing and strength from God. 

Reference Passage: … Job 42:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God showed His mercy to Job by restoring him completely when - and after - Job prayed for his misguided friends.  

Reference Passage: …John 15:7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus assures His disciples in their fears the night before His promised death, that their prayers would be answered. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:26-27 [NLT]   … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s Spirit provides those who pray with His help before God, The Father.  

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 6:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Paul charges fellow Christians to stay alert and persistently pray for others. 

Reference Passage: … James 5:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ brother, James, calls on fellow Christians to pray to God when they need healing, … promising that persistent prayer from fellow Christians would be effective.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Dave Brandon …  USE THS LNK     … wrote about a Dentist, sensing his patient was exceedingly anxious; and offered to pray, along with the dental assistant, for the patient.  And the prayers quieted the patient significantly.  .

And the ODB story effectively illustrates what the linked song and the Scriptures above call for; … and that is to pray humbly and diligently when we sense that our prayers might help someone else.   And if you need prayer today, respond to this post; … and I’ll pray for you.  And would you pray for me; .. for the healing of the persistent and unpredictable “leg-drop” (left leg), which I’ve been dealing with for some weeks.  Thank you for your prayers. 

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for using my prayers to help others.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … show us TODAY for whom we can pray.   … Amen

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