Prayer Ministry

From the Prayer Corner – Praying for Others

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For all the people we care about – spouses, children, parents, friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, or people in need around the world – one of the very best things we can do for them is pray.  We may not be able to provide them with good health, financial security, or protection from all harm, but we CAN pray that God will heal them, provide for them, and keep them safe.

 

The promise to pray for others is one of the finest gifts we can give.  Every time we seek the presence of God and the release of His power on behalf of someone else, great things can happen.  It is the MOST effective way we can touch others and make a difference in their lives.

 

AND – the most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God better and grow in spiritual wisdom and live lives that honor Him. 

 

When we pray for others, we are asking God to make His presence known in their lives.  We are asking Him to open their hearts so they can hear from Him.  That doesn’t mean there will always be an immediate response.  Sometimes it can take days, weeks, months, or even years.  But our prayers are NEVER lost or meaningless.  If we are praying, something is happening in the lives of those for whom we are praying, whether we see it or not.  Everything that needs to happen in our lives and in the lives of our loved ones cannot happen without the presence and the power of God.  Prayer invites and ignites both.       

 

 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”  Colossians 1:9

 

Who in your life can you begin to pray for this month?  Is God bringing someone to your mind?  Begin to pray for the power and presence of God in their lives. This will not only bless them, it will bless you as well.

 

“In Heaven, next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer.”    -  D. L. Moody

 

“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”   -  Max Lucado

 

                 (Portions taken from www.UMC.org)