Afternoon Devotion

Jan 12 2021

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

Social media allows us to read dozens of prayer requests every day. People post about their families and friends who are ill or experiencing hardships. Young children in far off countries pull at our heartstrings because we want God to do something on their behalf. It can be overwhelming to take it all in.

As followers of Christ, our natural response to someone's needs is, "I'll pray for you." But just as it's easy to click and read their requests, it is also easy to forget to take time to pray. While our hearts may be in the right place, it's important to follow through and lift other's needs to God in prayer.

It is comforting to know that people have prayed for us especially during the times when it is difficult to pray ourselves.

When we pray for others, we should ask God to meet their needs. We should pray that God will fill them with wisdom to make the right decisions and give them understanding. God will hear our requests as we cry out to Him.

The next time we hear someone ask for prayer, we should stop what we're doing and take time, right then, to lift them up in prayer. It is a privilege to offer our petitions to God on behalf of others.

Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity to come to you in prayer. It is a privilege to offer my petitions to you. My friends and family stay heavy on my heart. You know every situation they are facing and also everything going on in my life. My prayer is that you will fill each of us with the knowledge of your will and your wisdom. Thank you for hearing my prayers. In Jesus' name, amen.