Scripture: John
14:1–14
Having had this reading earlier in the week, please resist
the temptation to skim it over (although if you have time for nothing more,
please skim!) and take your devotion time to re-read the Gospel lesson slowly.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to teach you as you read the
Scripture lesson, and ask him to teach you to pray, opening your heart and mind
to pray according to God’s will.
Prayer
On Fridays you will be encouraged to pray for a variety of
prayer requests. The hope is that through these prayer requests we will, obviously,
intercede for those who need prayer, and that we will learn to think more
broadly in our prayers. If time is short, you could simply pray the Lord’s
Prayer.
Pray for those who are
persecuted for the faith: that they would courageously share the gospel,
lovingly forgive their persecutors, and be comforted by the hope of everlasting
life in their sorrow.
Pray for those who persecute
Christians: that the witness of our brothers and sisters would be heard and
seen, that the Spirit would work in their lives to make faith in them, and that
they would become our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Pray for those who grieve that
they would be comforted by Jesus’ promise that he has gone to prepare a place
for us and that he will take us to be with him.
Pray that God’s people would be
firm in their belief that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and that
no one comes to the Father apart from him so that we will have greater urgency
in sharing the hope we have in the one who called us out of darkness and into
his marvelous light.
Pray that we would do Jesus’ works,
and greater works as well since Jesus has returned to the Father, and that God
would be glorified.
Pray for those who are
struggling financially, who need assistance, and who need mercy that they might
find comfort, care, and assistance among God’s people.
Pray for eyes that see God’s
creation with awe, hearts that trust his salvation fully, and lips that praise
him for all God has done for us.
Pray for the Spirit to create or
strengthen your craving for God’s Word and ask him to satisfy that craving.
Pray the Lord’s Prayer.
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