Who do you miss?
Who are you longing for today?
In our memory verses this week, Philippians 1:8-9, we learn that the apostle Paul yearned for the believers in the city of Philippi. A lot.
As a result, he prayed for them.
Memorize This Week
“For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.
And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment.”
Philippians 1:8-9
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What to Pray
Do we pray for those we miss? What do we pray?
Paul prayed this for his friends:
- For their love to overflow
- For their love to grounded in truth
- For their love to be perceptive
Paul understood that their greatest need—also our greatest need—is for more love. To love more, and to love better, is a gift that blesses our friends and everyone around them. Love blesses both the giver and the receiver. It fulfills the greatest commandment (love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind, Matthew 22:37-38). It fulfills the second greatest command (love your neighbor as yourself, Matthew 22:39).
As you pray for those around you this week and those you wish were around you, pray for their love to increase, too. It’s how you hold them in your heart and partake with them in grace (Philippians 1:7).
God is our witness.
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