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PRAYING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY
The sort of person that is qualified and equipped to become an overseer, is one that sees his role as humbly overseeing God's people through the leading and guidance of the Holy Spirit. A person should not become a leader in order to further their career... or to furnish their own honor, popularity, or credentials. They should humbly recognize that they are a servant of God whose heart should be blameless before the Lord and who should be both doctrinally sound and above reproach in their public and private life. A self-willed individual, who likes to dictate the rule of law, or who exhibits violent behavior or crude thinking, is totally inappropriate for this role of overseer, but so also is the one who is too timid and fearful to stand up for that which is right and true. The qualities of the overseer that are outlined in this epistle to Titus are, in effect, the characteristics that every child of God should seek to emulate. "For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain" Our United Prayer: Heavenly Father, we want to be the sort of people that are pleasing in Your sight. Help us to examine ourselves to see if there are any areas within our own lives and characters that could be displeasing to You. Furnish the church fellowships of our nations with godly overseers who will take responsibility to care for the flock of God, and use them, and us, in whatever way You may choose, to Your praise and glory. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN. On many occasions, the Lord Jesus used the phrase "I Am," as a bold proclamation of His deity and equality with God the Father, The Messiah, and on this occasion He presented Himself as the Good Shepherd Who laid down His life for the sheep. It is the innocent Shepherd (Jesus) Who lay down His sinless life for the lost and guilty sheep - and for all the lost and guilty sinners who will trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God. For: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and that He knows those that are the sheep of His pasture. Thank You that in Your grace, Jesus came to lay down His life for us. We pray that we may live our lives to His praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN. Scripture warns that many false prophets will arise in the last days and doctrines of demons will infiltrate many church fellowships. We should therefore be increasingly careful when extra-biblical 'prophecies' are proclaimed by self-appointed 'prophets' in this present age. Let us seek discernment from the Lord, knowing that He has revealed to us all we need for life and godliness in His written Word. But let us all be wary of those self-proclaimed, latter-day prophets, that proclaim 'knowledge' that is adding to, subtracting from, or altering God's final Word, about whom we are so frequently warned in the Word of God. “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets." Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your prophetic Word and the truths that You have shared with us through Your servants, the prophets. Thank You for Your incarnate Word - the Lord Jesus Christ. Help us to read and understand all that is going on in these days of the Church dispensation. We pray that we may be ones that sound the warning of the coming wrath of God in this Christ-rejecting, sinful world, and point them to the Word of God which contains all that we need for life and godliness. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN. In this verse we are encouraged, therefore, not to throw away our confidence in Christ which has a great and lasting reward. How tempting it can be, to start to rely on our own abilities and resources, in preference to trusting the Lord and depending upon His provision. However, we are exhorted not to lean on our own, human understanding and trust in our own provision, nor are we to depend on others to the exclusion of our Heavenly Father. We are not to become weary in well-doing or abandon the work that God has assigned us to do. Let us hold fast to that which is good and seek to do everything to the glory of God. And: "Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward." Our United Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the Word of truth and the warnings and encouragement that it contains for our spiritual learning and Christian maturity. We pray that we may be faithful to You in thought, word, and deed, and thank You for Your many precious promises which are 'yes' and 'amen' in Christ Jesus our Savior, in Whose name we pray, AMEN. When we discover ourselves to be surrounded by a whole host of menacing problems, let's not register unbelief in our hearts. Rather, let us trust in the faithful Word of God, for the Lord will fight for us, while we need to rest in His love and trust His Word, for He Who had promised will do it, in His way and to His glory. "The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." Our United Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your many precious promises. Forgive us for the times when we take our eyes off You and slip into unbelief. Help us to keep our eyes fixed on Christ and the truth of Your Word. Help us to rest in You and trust all the issues of our lives into Your hands, allowing You to work in Your way and to Your glory. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN. |
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