Giving Glory Through Stories of Hope!
PRESCRIBED SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK OF 9/17-9/23
Pray like this:
Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today the food we need…
Until you read again…hold your hope!
PRESCRIBED SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK OF 9/17-9/23
I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. (NLT)
Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Therefore I say unto you,…. For encouragement in prayer more particularly, without which nothing should be attempted, and especially which is above the power of nature, and is of a miraculous kind:
whatsoever things ye desire when ye pray; that is, according to the revealed will of God, is for the confirmation of his Gospel, and for the glory of his name:
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them; the petitions that are desired, and the things asked in them: that is, be as much assured of having them, as if you had already received them, and you shall have them; for the sense can never be, that they should believe they received them before they had them; this would be a contradiction in terms; and Beza’s ancient copy, and one of Stephens’s copies read it, “believe that ye shall receive”, as in Matthew 21:22, and so the Vulgate Latin version; with which agree the Arabic and Ethiopic versions, which render it, “believe that ye shall enjoy”, or “obtain”; and the Syriac version, “believe that ye are about to receive”; and great faith it is so to believe; and this is the prayer of faith; see 1 John 5:14.
Until you read again…hold your hope!
PRESCRIBED SCRIPTURES FOR THE WEEK OF 8/13-8/19
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Until you read again…Hold Your Hope!
Walk Your Talk – “I’ll Be Prayin’ 4 You.”
Jesus prayed for His enemies, we don’t even take the time to pray for our friends.
Before I get off into saying something that makes you think that I’m exempt, let me first say that I’ve been guilty. How many times have you heard or even said, “I’ll be prayin’ 4 you?” And no, I’m not talking about the lyrics from the 7 Sons of Soul song bearing the same name. I’m talking about the lie some of us Christians tell others when they’re going through a difficult time, when they need us most.
I know it may sound innocent enough, but guess what? It’s not. The Word of God clearly says: “Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won’t be faithful in large ones.” If you tell even a “little white lie,” how can you be trusted with big responsibility? Telling someone that you’re going to do something and not even bothering to take the time to actually do it is compromising your integrity. It’s no different than telling a friend “I’ll call you back later,” when you know you won’t because you’ve had about enough of their drama for one day.
Keeping a promise is a matter of integrity. Proverbs 19:1 states that better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse with his lips, and is a fool. We are also admonished in Galatians 6:2 to bear one another’s burdens. So when you say you’re going to pray for someone, do it. Passionately and from the heart. God is listening and ready to help you…pray your friends through.
So please try to be more responsible with your words. I will. It does matter. Have a blessed weekend!
Today’s Prescribed Scripture: 1Timothy 4:7-8
Until you read again…Hold your hope!
