Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
June 10, 2023: SOAP #4937: Song of Solomon 1-4; Ephesians 6

SCRIPTURE:  Ephesians (NIV) 6:18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.

OBSERVATION:   In requesting prayer for himself, Paul gives direction in how he would like for them to pray for him.  He knows their love for him and realizes that their prayers may be influenced by that love.  Without direction, they may pray for God to work circumstances for him to be released from prison.  They may spend too much prayer time asking for his health, or that he gets enough to eat or drink.  So, he tells them what to pray.

Paul gives them two ways to pray for him.  He wants prayer that “words may be given” to him.  I believe he is wanting the anointing of the Holy Spirit to speak prophecy and words of wisdom through him. 

Second, he wants them to pray that he will not let fear affect what he might say.  His desire to bring clear revelation to that which had been hidden in mysteries.

APPLICATION:  Each believer has times when we need the Holy Spirit to give us boldness to speak truth.  Surely, we should pray for our pastors to have such boldness and speak the words given to them by the Holy Spirit. 

As God has given me to write these daily SOAPs, this is an appropriate prayer request from me.  Only God knows how many thousands read these SOAPs every day, but if it was only one, I need the Holy Spirit to give me the words and boldness to send them out. 

PRAYER:   Holy Spirit, I need your anointing to write the messages that you give me each day.  Help me write them fearlessly and clearly.  Help me to make them easy to understand and easy to apply to our daily lives.  Amen

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