SCRIPTURE: 1Thessalonians (NIV) 3:11 Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you. 12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.
OBSERVATION: When I listen to people praying today, this is not what I usually hear. Mostly, I hear prayers for healing or for God to give the doctor wisdom as they take care of our friend or family member. I also hear prayer for people to have good success in their work or in their finances.
I cannot remember hearing any prayer like the above except from the Apostle Paul in his writings. But how someone will stand before God on judgment day is VERY IMPORTANT, and surely a matter for prayer!
APPLICATION: Lord, for all the SOAP readers, I pray that their love for you and others would increase and become the dominant characteristic of their lives.
I pray that they be strengthened in their faith, and they easily hear the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking to their hearts. May their lives be blameless. May their lives be a home for You, where you can enjoy their love and devotion.
And on that great judgment day, may they stand in Your presence as ones who have brought great honor to you.
PRAYER: And this I pray in Your Name, Jesus, the Name above all names, Amen
Pastor Leon
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