Daily Prayer_June 22, 2011

The Word for wisdom:

Proverbs 22:5 (NLT)
Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it.

The Word for inspiration:

Psalm 92:14-15 (HCSB)
¹⁴ They will still bear fruit in old age, healthy and green, ¹⁵ to declare: "The Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him."

The Word for encouragement:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (HCSB)
⁹ Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. ¹⁰ For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up. ¹¹ Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm? ¹² And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.

My observation:

The passage from Ecclesiastes is my focus for today. I believe that the poet had it right when he said, "No man is an island". I believe that the scripture is clear about the high value that it places on the people of God gathering together. We are to love each other, and demonstrate our common faith by action on behalf of others for the glory of God.

John 13:34-35 (HCSB)
³⁴ "I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. ³⁵ By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

How can we love one another as we should if we don't spend time together in worship, fellowship, and service?

Hebrews 10:24-25 (HCSB)
²⁴ And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, ²⁵ not staying away from our ⌊worship⌋ meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

My prayer:

Holy Father, Sovereign Lord, I pray that you would bind your people so close together that one of us could not fall without the other there to help us get back on our feet. Father, help us by your power to love one another, and serve others. Father, bind us together with your love.

My song:

Bind Us Together (Click on link below to listen to this song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emCaGJfM0gs

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Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; ⁶ think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.