09/28/2022 – “The Prayer Request of the Apostle”

The first thing I do every morning is pray Psalm 145. So, I submit: Does that not ensure that I am praying God’s words? But since I intersperse my own prayer of Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication (ACTS) within the prayer, as the Holy Spirit leads me, it is wise to pray of course that “my words, are His words!” The Holy Spirit delivers on that prayer about prayer!

The Prayer Request of The Apostle

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

At the end of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes, “Pray for me that the words may be given to me whenever I open my mouth.” If anybody had no shortage of words, it was the apostle Paul. Yet he asks for prayer that the right words be given to him. If Paul, whose mouth was filled with the very words of God, asked prayer for the right words to come out of his mouth, how much more should you be praying the same prayer? How often do we pray that the words that come out of our mouth be the right ones? Yet Paul, the one whose words were scripture, prayed this prayer. Take your words just as seriously because as the Bible says, your words have the power to bring life or death. They can change your life and the life of those around you. Paul’s words brought life because Paul resolved that his tongue would only bear the truth and the love of God and bring life into this world. Let your tongue be just as holy and let the words of your mouth be the very utterance of God.

From Message #475 – Ambassador in Chains 
Scripture: Psalm 19:14

TODAY’S MISSION – Let the Spirit lead you, pray just as Paul prayed, that His words fill your thoughts to speak life and love. 

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