Home>>Scripture Prayers>> Praying For The Nations All nations around the world are included in this prayer. Or you can pray for an individual nation such as "the nation of ___." I had never really thought about praying for the nations, until I became a prayer leader. But this is a ...
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This week please pray for all those who labor, and for those who are seeking work. Pray for business leaders, elected officials, and church leaders. And pray for the lost among all of them. It’s Monday Morning. Like the coin in this week’s Scripture, whose image and inscription does...
named after thepater, Father. Scripture often calls us the children of God (1 John 3:1-2; John 1:11-12). We are part of God’s family. So from verses 14 and 15, Paul is praying to the Father for the family God.
“Ah, at last a fit companion! Bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh,” Adam exults. Though not recorded in the scripture, I figure Adam then wiggled all over just like my dog, Elijah. The best-friends-forever have been inseparable – wrestling, play fighting, swimming, fetching, and ...
Psalm 31:15 says, ‘My times are in your hands.’ I believe that. But the context of Psalm 31 is one of extreme danger for David. He is making that statement of trust, in a setting of fear. He is fleeing enemies and looking for refuge. For the first thirteen verses, David describe...
And this has been going on for years!!! I now know how to search the scriptures the right way. I kept searching them to see where I needed change but never realized it’s not about searching to find us in scripture but searching to find Him. Thank you again for the message because ...
scripture, and faith formation also shape my understanding of the church in this tumultuous time. I am accountable to a Board of Directors, a member of Spiritual Directors International, and an honorably retired member of the Presbytery of Northern Kansas. I take very seriously the access others...
[See the Scripture Engagement section on Bible Gateway] Why does God want us to pray? Dr. Whitney:God wants us to pray for the same reason you want your newborn to cry—it’s a sign of life. Just as the spirit of life in a baby causes it to cry, so the Spirit of life in chi...
4 Though they are driven into exile by their enemies, there I will command the sword to slay them. ‘I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.’ 5 The Lord, the Lord Almighty – he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises...