Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
October 24, 2023: SOAP #5073: Job 15; Acts 19-20

SCRIPTURE:  Acts (NIV) 20:36 When he had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. 37 They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. 38 What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

OBSERVATION:  Paul had just given them some farewell words of encouragement.  In a few minutes he would be boarding a ship and starting his journey back to Jerusalem.  But before leaving, they knelt together on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and prayed.

APPLICATION:  In prayer we entrust those we love into the hands of God for His protection, His guidance, and His provision.   It is a good way of saying we have done all we can do and now they are in God’s hands.

Parents, be sure to pray for your children as they leave for school each day (…and as they grow older, each time there is a “good-bye.”)  May your prayers be strong in their minds as they move throughout their day.  Give them something to remember!  Let your prayers be the last words they hear as they go out the door for school, or as they leave for an extended trip.    

PRAYER:  Lord, thank you that I heard my Dad and Mom pray for me.  They lifted my name before the Creator of the world.  They asked you to bless me, to guide my steps, and to anoint me for service.  I thank you for your hand upon my son, Doron.  Fill his heart with the fulfillment and the great joy that is found in serving you.  Amen. 

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