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PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK
“But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail.”
Luke 22:32
TO GOD: Father, I thank you for the amazing truth that right now Jesus, who lives to intercede for us, is praying that our faith does not fail! Hallelujah!
FOR THE CHURCH: Father, may your church rise in faith, knowing that our battle is not against flesh and blood but against the forces of darkness (Ephesians 6:12).
FOR THE WORLD: Heavenly Father, we pray for countries suffering conflict, especially Yemen, Ukraine and Sudan, and for the aid agencies seeking to provide help. Lord, please raise up peacemakers and touch the hearts of people of influence.
FOR OUR NATION: Lord Jesus, we pray for the poor and marginalised in our nation. Thank you for those who are dedicated to meeting their needs; please show us how we can help.
FOR OUR FRIENDS: Father, please may we be encouragers, always seeking to invite others to put their full trust in Jesus.
FOR MYSELF: Lord Jesus, I thank you that, even though I may lapse, your grace restores me and you do not write me off. Amen.
THIS WEEK’S BIBLE INSIGHTS ARE BY:
NCT PRAYER
Lord God, please bring peace to those with busy, restless minds. In Jesus name. AMEN.
Ian Moore and are based on Romans 8:18-30 (NIV)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE ON THIS WEEK’S MAJOR THEME:
2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10
18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25But
if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
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