Category: Adults And Youths

Consider these Prayer Topics

1. Pray for the nation and leaders

1 Timothy 2:1–2 — “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority…”

Proverbs 11:14 — “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisers.”

2. Thank God with a heart full of gratitude and praise

Psalm 100:4 — “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.”

1 Thessalonians 5:18 — “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

3. Pray for labourers into the Lord’s vineyard

Matthew 9:37–38 — “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.”

Isaiah 6:8 — “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’”

4. For Yourself
   God’s provision, protection, and supply
   Philippians 4:19 — “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.”

Proverbs 3:5–6 — “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”

Psalm 91:1–2 — “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”

5. Pray for forgiveness

1 John 1:9 — “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

Psalm 51:10 — “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”

6. Pray that the Lord meets us at the point of our needs

Matthew 6:33 — “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Psalm 23:1 — “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”

7. Pray for love and unity of purpose

John 13:34–35 — “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”

Philippians 2:2 — “…make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”

Psalm 133:1 — “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”

KNOWING WHO YOU ARE
August 14

Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13

“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.” (Matthew 4:3)

Two of Satan’s three temptations began with the words, “If you be the
Son of God.” Jesus was God, but He did have a human body that had to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God. ( John 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:16; Luke 2:52.) It took faith for the physical mind of Jesus to believe the witness of the Spirit within Him that He was the Messiah.In Matthew 4:3, Satan attacked the most basic of Jesus’ beliefs: who He was. Satan also knew He was hungry. Turning stones into bread must have been a temptation for Jesus, or Satan would not have used it.

Satan is very subtle in his temptations. It looked like he was trying to get Jesus
to perform a miracle, but he was actually trying to make Jesus waiver in His faith concerning who He was. He tried to get Jesus to draw on the supernatural power of God to confirm His own identity, but it didn’t work! Jesus knew who He was and never wavered in believing it.Unlike Jesus, we sometimes fall for this trick of the devil. We may say we are arguing what we believe, but we are hoping to convince ourselves. Someone who really knows who they are in Christ does not have to prove anything to anyone because they have full assurance from God’s Word that He loves them and values them.

Isaiah 30:15 says, “For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.” Today meditate on God’s Word and let the Holy Spirit build your confidence in who you are in Christ Jesus.