March 28, 2020 Higher Everyday Devotional :- PRAYER OF A BIG BROTHER
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HIGHER EVERYDAY
SATURDAY MARCH 28, 2020
PRAYER OF A BIG BROTHER
TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 1:1-4
MEMORY VERSE: “I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day” (2 TIMOTHY 1:3).
Most people, when appointed to an office, may not feel confident and qualified to do the work. There might be a feeling of fear of failure and people’s reactions. Apostle Paul is the big brother in our study today praying for a brother, Timothy, whom he had appointed as the Ephesian Church pastor. Apart from the difficult work of caring for a church, Timothy also had some peculiar challenges which Paul had to pray about. These challenges of Timothy include: fear (2 Timothy 1:7), and physical health (1 Timothy 5:23).
Interceding for others is good for everyone has a need. “Praying people in the Bible were intercessors. Abraham pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah. Samuel prayed all night for Saul, and continually interceded for the nation”, wrote Gordon Cove. Pray for the brethren, in the church and family. Your love for them will prompt you to pray, seeking God’s action in their lives. Interceding can bring healing, win souls, lift up the fallen, and strengthen the discouraged. Jesus, our Elder Brother, still prays for us. We are God’s children, and joint heirs with Christ.
QUOTE: Interceding can bring healing.
CHALLENGE: Pray for the specific needs of a brother/sister.
PRAYER: Help me Lord to pray for others like Jesus did.