Sunday Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-4
Key Verse: 1 Timothy 2:4
4 who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Devotion:
Let us never forget just how important prayer is... If you loved someone and never got round to telling them and never showed them, then how would they ever know that you loved them? Even if they liked you, you may find to your dismay that they ignore you because they think that you don’t like them because you seem to take every opportunity to ignore them – the exact opposite affect that you desire!
When Christ reminded us all that we need to lift up our prayers to God it was a reminder that we need to continually show Him that we love Him. Without our prayers we are seemingly ignoring Him. Yes God has the advantage of being able to know what we think, but without our prayers we are not reinforcing those thoughts... He may know what is on our minds, but unless we continue in prayer we are the ones that are going to be affected because our minds are weak. Praying is going to strengthen us because it will help us to strengthen our love with Christ.
Christ did not die on the cross for those people who would eventually come to accept Him; He died on the cross for every single person so that we would all have the same chance of getting to know Him. Once we do get to know Him we then have to try to make sure that we do not falter in our walk with Him – prayer is what will hold us together and will strengthen us so that we remember just how important our relationship is with Christ.
We all have our positions in society because God has deemed it possible and pleasing to Him to allow us to be in these positions. Everything will work towards the glory of God because He is in charge of everything. Our prayers will hold us together so that we can be a better and stronger part of His world.
Points to Ponder:
Do you remind people that you care about them?
How often do you talk with God?
