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?