Archive for January 2021
Prayer for the saints to realize that the accomplishment of God’s purpose requires them to meet with Him in their spirit and at the altar
Pray that the saints would realize that God’s desire to accomplish His purpose on earth by mingling Himself with man requires His people to meet with Him at the place where God meets with man, which is both man’s spirit and the place of sacrifice, the place of burning—the altar (Matt. 6:10; Rev. 21:2a; John…
Read MorePrayer for the saints to know the result of a persevering prayer life this year
Pray that the saints would know by experience the result of a persevering prayer life this year—having speech filled with grace, walking in wisdom toward those without, and knowing how to redeem the time (Col. 4:2, 5-6).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to watch in their prayer life by giving thanks
Pray that the saints would practice to watch in their prayer life by giving thanks, so that their prayer life may be preserved and the adversary would not be able to carry them off from their prayer life (Col. 4:2; 3:17; Eph. 5:20; 1 Thes. 5:16-18).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to realize the marvelous rewards of praying
Pray that the saints would realize the marvelous rewards of praying, that they may be ushered into a normal Christian walk in the new year—setting their mind on the things above, having the renewing of the new man, having the peace of Christ arbitrating in them, and allowing the word of Christ to inhabit them…
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see the tremendous benefits of prayer
Pray that the saints would be impressed with the tremendous benefits of prayer both to the Lord’s Body corporately and to themselves personally as an encouragement to persevere in prayer this year (Col. 4:2; 3:1-2; Heb. 4:16; Hymns, #770, s. 1).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to set aside definite times to pray each day
Pray that the saints would make their vow practical by setting aside definite times each day to persevere in prayer (Dan. 6:10; Psa. 55:17; Acts 10:9 and notes 91 and 92).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to make a vow concerning their prayer life
Pray that the saints would be deeply touched with the importance of their prayer and with the great resistance to their prayer, and that they would make a vow to the Lord concerning their prayer life at the beginning of the new year (Eph. 6:18-19a; Col. 4:2; Dan. 10:12-13).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see the importance of a prayer life
Pray for the saints to realize that to have a proper church life that carries out God’s economy, they must have a proper prayer life, and pray that they would practice to have such a prayer life in this new year (1 Tim. 1:4; 2:1-4; Acts 6:4; 1 Sam. 12:23a).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to have a new beginning in the principle of death and resurrection
Pray that the saints would experience a spiritual new year in the principle of death and resurrection, letting all of the old things of the past year come to an end and being terminated in order to have a new beginning, a good beginning, in resurrection (Phil. 3:12-14; 1 John 1:7 and note 73).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to have a new beginning by receiving the shining of God as light
Pray that at the start of this new year the saints would spend time to meet God as the real light-bearer and receive the shining of His light in order to have a new beginning (Gen. 1:14; Mal. 4:2 and note 21; 1 John 1:5; Rev. 21:23).
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