Topic: WATCH AND PRAY FERVENTLY FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST – Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional 30 December  2023

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

SATURDAY DECEMBER 30TH, 2023

WATCH AND PRAY FERVENTLY FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST

Romans 1:8-9 (NLT), Colossians 4:12 (NLT)

…I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, …God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart by spreading the Good News about his Son. *Epaphras…is always earnestly praying for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect and to help you know his will in everything you do.

We need to pray very often for the Body of Christ. Just as the devil was out to distract and stop Jesus when He was on the earth, the devil is still out today to distract and stop the progress of the Body of Christ today. As we pray fervently for the Body of Christ, the power of God will be made available and we will prevail. When the devil tried to have Peter and sift him as wheat, Jesus prayed for Peter and his faith was preserved, (Luke 22:31-32). Your prayers can preserve somebody’s faith.

In John 17:15 and 21, Jesus prayed that God the Father will keep us from the evil in the world and that we will be one. In our second text above, Epaphras always prayed earnestly for believers to be strong and perfect in the will of God for their lives. Apostle Paul prayed for God to grant believers the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. He also prayed for the eyes of believers to be open to the hope to which God has called us, God’s glorious inheritance in us and God’s mighty power at work in us, (Eph.1:15-20). The Bible says, “Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God’s people,” (Eph.6:18, CEV). As you pray fervently for the Body of Christ, the life and faith of many believers around the world are being strengthened.

Action Point:
Pray in the Spirit right now and ask God to strengthen and preserve the lives and faith of believers.

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