WEEK 40 – DAY 3

October 2, 2019

MAGNIFICENT PRAYER

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, Do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Colossians 1:9-12

SUSIE 2007 – Paul’s prayers constantly challenge me to be specific and bold in my own. When God gives me the opportunity to encourage another believer, I need to pray for her to grow in full discernment of the Lord. I need to pray that the Holy Spirit will so reveal himself to her that she will have greater understanding of God’s word and His ways. I should pray for Christ’s miraculous power to be real in her life and enable her to do good works in His name. I should encourage her to endure all things the Lord brings her through and let her know that I joyfully thank God for her salvation. Like the other prayers I’ve read in Ephesians and Philippians, this one shows me specific ways to pray for my children as well. As I write this, my daughter is interviewing for a ministry position and needing to discern God’s will concerning this opportunity. Tonight, I will pray the prayer above inserting her name. My son is serving in the army in Iraq. He needs to be certain of the presence of the Lord and to be infused with God’s power in order to endure. I most certainly will insert his name in the verses above as well. My son’s wife is expecting their second child, and I’m sure she could use great patience while her husband is so far away in a dangerous place. Paul’s prayer for the Colossians will become my prayer for my family tonight.

Father, I thank You for the salvation of my children and for entrusting them to my care for the brief time they were in my home. I pray that they will grow in their understanding of Your will and Your ways and be strengthened with Your mighty power to face all that lies ahead for them. Thank You for watching over them. Help them to live worthy of You and to be thankful.