It centres on Paul's amazing prayer for the Colossians in 1:9-14 and suggests using this as a template for interceding for our brothers and sisters. Here are the prayer points:
- Pray that they will know God's purpose in every part of their lives, including detailed responses and decisions that need an awareness of God's general purposes for the world (9).
- Pray that they might have wisdom and insight into God's truth and purposes, a growing awareness of his all-embracing concerns (9).
- Pray that they might live in ways which honour him (and which by implication 'speak' to others about him); pleasing him being more important than pleasing others (10).
- Pray for spiritual growth and 'fruitfulness' in good works (10).
- Pray for inner strength to endure difficulty and suffering (11).
- Pray that the joy of knowing God may dominate their consciousness and enable them to remain thankful that they are members of God's family (12).
Amen to that...
1 comment:
Thanks, Liz - very helpful - particularly for praying for someone specifically at the moment.
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