Dear Heavenly Father, I am in awe that You would send Your one and only Son to come to earth. He was born as a baby in such humble circumstances – a manger. Thank You for showing such awe inspiring love and giving us a reminder at Christmas each year. We praise Your name!
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for providing Jesus as the bread of life. All of humanity needs to recognize the necessity of trusting in Jesus Christ for salvation from sins. Thank You that once we are saved we will always be saved. Please help those of us who have trusted in Jesus to share the good news with others. Please show the unsaved that they have a hunger for the bread of life so they can glorify Your name for all eternity.
I pray this in Jesus name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, this commandment seems difficult. You love perfectly. You send us the blessings of sunsets and special times with friends. You also allow challenges like health issues and human conflict. All of those are a part of Your love. We often think of love as the positives of a hug, a special gift, or a positive interaction. Sometimes we need to have a tough conversation or show someone how they are wrong. We often don’t know what love really looks like in this situation. Please guide our study of Your Word to learn more about how You love so we can imitate that.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, there is so much going on in the world around us. We need to stand firm in the faith You have given to us. We need maturity and strength to keep going. Please help us to be motivated by love. We need Your guidance to know how Your love should drive our behavior. We know Your Word is a powerful tool, please help us to read and study it to drive our maturing love.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
I want to keep working on praying passages of Scripture. I know that we need to keep biblical principle in mind when we pray, but God gives us words that we can say in talking to Him. This passage shares what the apostle Paul was praying for the Philippian believers. I want to pray the same thing for the believers I know.
Dear Heavenly Father, please help us to continue to learn Your word to increase our love for You and others. Please guide us in wisdom so we can make the best choices to honor You and be “pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.”
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Pleading in Prayer 