Daily Prayer
Prayer for the saints to experience and enjoy the fellowship with the saints in attending the Lord’s table—the horizontal aspect
Pray that the saints would experience and enjoy the fellowship with the saints in Christ’s mystical Body and testify of the oneness of His mystical Body, which is the stress in attending the Lord’s table—the horizontal aspect (1 Cor. 10:16-17; Hymns, #221, ss. 3 and chorus).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to take the Lord’s supper for God’s administration by discerning the Body
Pray that the saints would take the Lord’s supper for God’s administration by discerning the Body (1 Cor. 11:27-29; Hymns, #1107).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to care for the Lord’s supper by proving themselves
Pray that the saints would care for the Lord’s supper for His administration in the way of proving themselves that they may be worthy to remember the Lord (1 Cor. 11:27-28).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see from the Lord’s supper how the church is a bridge connecting the Lord’s two comings
Pray that the saints would see from the Lord’s supper how the church is a bridge connecting the Lord’s death and His second coming, such that the church continues the Lord’s death and brings in His coming back with the goal of setting up His kingdom (1 Cor. 11:26; Matt. 26:29; Dan. 7:13-14).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see the difference between the Lord’s table and the Lord’s supper
Pray that the saints would be uplifted in their vision by seeing the important difference between the Lord’s table for our enjoyment of the Lord in fellowship and the Lord’s supper to satisfy Him, to give Him our remembrance (1 Cor. 10:21; 11:20).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see that to come to the Lord’s table is to enjoy Christ as the good land
Pray that the saints would see that to come to the Lord’s table is to enter into the good land and enjoy Christ as the good land (1 Cor. 10:16-17).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see that, in instituting the table, the Lord Jesus made a covenant with the New Testament believers
Pray that the saints would see that the new covenant promised to Israel in Jeremiah 31:31-34 was absolutely, thoroughly, and completely fulfilled by the Lord Jesus when He established His table and that in instituting the table, He made a covenant with the New Testament believers (Jer. 31:31, 33-34; Matt. 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:19-20).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to see the importance of the Lord’s table in carrying out God’s move so that they will earnestly keep it
Pray that from the type of the Passover the saints would see the importance of the Lord’s table in carrying out God’s move and would be encouraged to earnestly keep this weekly feast (1 Cor. 11:23-26; cf. Num. 9:1-5).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to labor and endeavor consistently and persistently, not expecting quick results
Pray that, according to the divine operation in them, the saints would take the way of laboring and endeavoring consistently and persistently, undeterred by obstacles, not disappointed by setbacks, and not expecting quick results (Col. 1:28-29 and note 281; Acts 20:20, 31; Eph. 4:11-13).
Read MorePrayer for the saints to shepherd people out of love for them, an interest in them, a burden for them, and adequate prayer for them
Pray that the saints would shepherd people out of love for them, an interest in them, a burden for them, and adequate prayer for them, practicing to write down their names, praying for their spiritual welfare constantly, visiting them regularly, bringing them to home meetings, and establishing them in the church life (Rom. 1:9; Col.…
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