Moments with God(Upper Room) Sunday, December 28th, 2014 Read Colossians 1:3-12 1:3 In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 1:4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 1:5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. You have heard of this hope before in the word of the truth, the gospel 1:6 that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God. 1:7 This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 1:8 and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit. 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of Gods will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 1:10 so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, as you bear fruit in every good work and as you grow in the knowledge of God. 1:11 May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light. Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (NIV) Every Sunday my church takes time for anyone who has had an inspiring experience with God during the week to tell the congregation about it. One Sunday, a woman who had volunteered to weed our church flower bed told us how she watched people as they walked past our downtown church. She said she wondered about each person — what they did, if they were happy or troubled, what their life story was. Then she offered a brief prayer for those she saw, asking God to bless them, to ease their burdens, and to grant them peace. Recently, I had been feeling that my prayer life was in a rut, praying over and over for the same friends, family members, and concerns. Inspired by this woman’s prayer practice, I decided to pray every morning and night for a week for a specific person, whether or not I knew him or her. It might be a visitor to my church, someone I read about in the newspaper, or someone who caught my attention while I went about my day. I hope that those for whom I pray feel God’s presence in their lives. I know that praying for someone who will never know of my prayers surely brings God’s joy to me! The Author Susan Griswold (Colorado, USA) Thought for the Day Asking God’s blessing for someone else also blesses us. Prayer Dear heavenly Father, bless those we pass by as we go about our lives. Tend to their needs and give them your peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Prayer focus Friends and strangers who cross our path devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-12-28
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