We don’t know what Saturday after Good Friday was like for Jesus’ followers. But here’s one thing we know. They did not expect Jesus to be out of the tomb and meeting with them on Sunday.
Having recently finished teaching on Ephesians 1-3, I couldn’t help but challenge the women participating to pray Paul’s prayers in chapters 1 and 3 for themselves and others. As I contemplated how to help those who might not be familiar with converting scripture stating God’s truth to a request for God to do what He has promised, I decided to write out a few.
Have you used Scripture to guide your prayers before, aside from the Model Prayer Jesus taught? Perhaps you are used to praying scripture for others. So let me ask you—do you pray for yourself? Praying for ourselves is one of the hardest things to do, isn't it? Yet if we think that praying these verses for others can make a profound difference in their lives, why would we not want to ask the Lord to do the same for us?
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Because of His incomparable nature (in every way), God is justified in His zeal for our full attention and surrender. Let's worship God because He is jealous!
The beginning of a new year is a good time to take stock of your reasons for studying the Bible. Let's continue the list of reasons we started a few weeks back.
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