She Reads Truth - Prayer in the Bible Day 16

Prayer in the Bible Day 16: Kingdom Prayer in Scripture

Day 16 Scripture: Colossians 4:2-4, John 13:34, and Psalm 88:9

The Big Picture

Sometimes we are so focused on OUR lives and what's going on in OUR lives that we can't see the bigger picture. "Can't see the forest, for the trees."

God made the world and the universe in such a way that they don't need God's constant overseeing, saving, and redemption. But humans are completely different - we need God daily.

Psalm 88:9 "My eyes are blinded by my tears. Each day I beg for your help, O Lord, I lift my hands to you for mercy."

Colossians 4:2-4 "Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ"

From my journal:

Its estimated that there are 7,167,265,400 and counting in the world today. God tells us that just 1 person can make all the difference. We can make a huge difference in His Kingdom. This power can be used to take care of us, our families, and all the billions of others. 

ZOOM OUT

We have to stop worrying about what clothes to buy, where to eat, and what car we drive. We need to seek His Kingdom and stop looking at ourselves under a magnifying glass. God can help us lift our eyes and see the bigger higher purpose of God's will, but we have to ask through prayer. We will then see what is close to God's heart. ♥♥♥

God's expression of his will is the commandment that "you love one another, even as I have loved you" (John 13:34). We ask for God's loving plan to be fully realized on earth as it already is in heaven.