Dear Heavenly Father, thank Your for choosing me. I can say with Isaiah, “You are my God.”
I ask for salvation for those who cannot say that. Please guide me to praise You so others will know who You are. Help me to know what to say, but to remember to leave the results to You.
May Your name be praised!
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, we often do not have endurance to continue the race. Thank You for the “cloud of witnesses” You tell us about in Your Word. Please help us to remove the obstacles that get in the way of running the race You have chosen for us. Please remind us to look to Jesus who started and perfects the faith. Thank You that Jesus endured the horrors of death on a cross for us. He deserves to sit “at the right hand of the throne of God”.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
This passage talks about the Day of the Lord. A day we know will happen – we just don’t know when. The apostle Paul tells the believers in Thessalonica to continue to encourage and build each other up. Clearly they were already doing that. Paul wanted to make sure that didn’t stop.
We all need encouragement and building up. I’m thankful for many believers over the years who have done that for me. I think we sometimes need the reminder that this needs to be a continual action. Until Christ returns, we have a job to do. Encouragement will help us to continue to fulfill our purpose of honoring God with our lives.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for reminding us what we need to do. Thank You for the example of the believers in Thessalonica who encouraged each other. Please help us to continue to do that until Christ returns.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Pleading in Prayer 