Devotion taken from "WORD FOR YOU TODAY" 14 November 2018

Pray for them


Wednesday 14th November 2018



'Remember...those who are mistreated.' Hebrews 13:3 NIV



The Bible tells us, 'Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters' (Hebrews 13:1 NIV). Then it gets specific: 'Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering' (Hebrews 13:3 NIV).
When we offer to pray for someone who's struggling, we often say a few words to God about them, asking him to help them and strengthen them. But do our prayers really come from our heart, as if we were praying for ourselves in that same situation? That's the challenge in Hebrews 13:3. When we make the choice to follow Christ, we become part of the body of Christ: 'In Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others' (Romans 12:5 NIV). When another Christian is suffering, we should think of them as if it's a part of our own body that's hurting. When we've got a physical injury, we'll usually do whatever we need to take away the pain and heal the injury.
So, when we're praying for others, let's avoid falling into the habit of saying words that sound like the right thing to pray. Instead, let's pray from our hearts, for as long as it takes, as if it's us having to go through the same situation.

So what now? Who's on your prayer list at the moment? Today, pray for them as if you were facing those circumstances. Do you notice a difference in your prayers?
 

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