Praying for you with Joy! January Paragraph Prayer
Pastor Brad Abley: Biblical Educator and Religious Broadcaster
Paragraph Prayer
Praying for you with joy!
Philippians 1:3-11
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus. For it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me. For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may discover the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ; having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.
Pastor Brad Abley writes:
A Blessed New Year to you, beloved of God our Father!
It's been on my heart this week to offer a Paragraph Prayer for YOU, offering so much gratitude to our God for you in your praying for Maureen and me in our ministry — which led to so much fruit in 2024 through these simple Paragraph Prayers.
And as I read Philippians 1:3-11 this morning — praying with joy for you — I know now is the time to send this heartfelt prayer out to you before our God and Father.
Psalm 27:4
“One thing I ask from the Lord…”
Father, I bring Your sons and daughters before Your throne of grace, and You know my heart's desire for them is that this entire year — no matter what hardship, test, trial, or affliction they may face — that they would know You more than ever the way David did (Ps. 27:4), as delightful. May You, Holy Spirit, work deeply in their hearts, in their lives, in their circumstances through Your Word, prayer, praise and worship and good works to find themselves delighting in You, Your Word, and Your ways greater than they ever thought possible — for the glory of the Father and the Son, in Jesus' name, amen.
Thank you for your prayers for Maureen and me during year 2024!
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