Scripture: John
7:37–39
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 God’s kingdom to come
to us and for many to believe in Jesus as their God and Savior.
Pray for those who speak or
teach God’s Word that the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon them so that they
communicate the Word in ways that cut people to the heart because of their sin
and also fill them with joy at God’s Salvation.
Pray that people would be attentive
to their souls and that they would learn God’s ways so that they repent of sin
and live in Jesus’ forgiveness.
Pray that we would be attentive
to our souls and that we would trust God’s truth and walk in his ways as we,
too, repent of our sins, trusting in God’s forgiveness in Christ.
Pray for those who lead people
that they would do so in ways that please God, increase justice, and improves
the lives of those who follow them.
Pray for the Spirit to be at
work among us strengthening our faith, teaching God’s Word to us, comforting us
in Jesus’ salvation, and speaking through us as witnesses about Jesus.
Pray for those who are sick.
Think of who you know, or try to recall the prayer list from church, and pray
for those people by name.
Pray for those who grieve. Try
to think of specific people to raise before the Lord.
Intercede with God for those who
are persecuted for the faith.
Intercede with God for those who
are hungry and malnourished around the world.
Pray for the Church around the
World to engage in the mission of sharing the hope we have in Jesus.
Pray the Lord’s Prayer.
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