Yesterday

we reflected on the fact that Jesus intercedes for us, and that

encourages us to intercede for others. As we pray for others, we lift

them up to God, asking that in Jesus’ name God’s blessings pour

into their lives.

As

we pray for others, it’s important to know that our requests are

not limited by time and space. In today’s passage we read Paul’s

beautiful prayer for the Philippians. Paul was a prisoner in Rome

when he wrote this letter. He was hundreds of miles away from

Philippi, but that did not prevent him from asking God to fill the

lives of his fellow believers there with the power of spiritual

blessing.

When

we pray for others, we ask God to pour out his resources on them,

showering them with his limitless love and grace. It’s because we

recognize our own limitations that we ask God to do for others what

we are powerless to do ourselves.

Intercessory

prayer demonstrates our love for others. We forget ourselves in

prayer and seek God’s best for others—even those whom we consider

our enemies.

One

of the kindest, most power­ful things someone can ever say to us

is “I’m praying for you.” It means they want us to thrive in

ways that only God can accomplish.

Whom

is the Lord leading you to pray for today?