Day 17
Forty Days of Preparation Daily Devotions
Day Seventeen
Praying For Pastor and Family
Rom 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
1 Thess 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.
Every believer should make praying for your pastor as a part of your daily prayer routine. "Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. (2 Cor 1:11)
Heb 13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
A. Godly Wisdom
Eph 1:16-18 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
B. Divine Protection
2 Thess 3:1-3 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
C. Provision
Vision
Personal
1 Cor 9:9-14 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
D. Health
Phil 2:25-30 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: 30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
E. Surrounded by Right People
2 Thess 3:1,2 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
F. Door of Utterance
Col 4:3,4 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
G. Thanks
Phil 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you
Jer 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Sample Prayer: Lord, I thank you for my Pastor. I ask your blessings upon his life. May he continue to walk in your grace and anointing. Strengthen his physical body that he may walk in divine health. Father, protect my Pastor and surround him with the right people. Grant him wisdom beyond his years. Keep him in every way. I also ask these blessings upon his wife. May all his children serve you with a pure and fervent heart. May the blessing of abundance be upon the Pastor and his family In Jesus Name, Amen.
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