Scripture to Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:1
As we learned yesterday, prayer is what we must choose to do each day of our lives. The beauty of prayer is that God opens the door for us to talk to Him about anything, and we can talk to Him anytime we choose. God is always listening and loves when we choose to fellowship with Him. God also lays out for us some things that we ought to pray daily, for ourselves, and for all other believers here on this earth. The prayer request that God led Paul to give to the believers in Thessalonica in 2 Thessalonians 3:1 was that the Thessalonian believers would pray for God’s Word to be spread quickly and for God’s Word to be glorified through Paul, Silvanus, Timothy, and all the other believers with them. As believers today, we ought to pray for ourselves and all other believers throughout the world this same prayer. We know that God’s desire and God’s will is for His Word to spread rapidly throughout the world because the prayer request is in His Word. God wants to use us to spread His Word quickly and to glorify Him and His Word as we walk in obedience to His Word. We must be willing to share His Word in order for His Word to spread rapidly throughout the world. God used the believers in Thessalonica to spread His Word, and just as He used them, He will do the same in and through us today. Let’s be sure and pray this daily.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about what you pray and how He wants to use you in fulfilling that prayer?
2. As you’re praying for yourself and other believers, who will you share God’s Good News with today?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!