Prayer is Good from 1 Tim. 2:2-3

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 03/05/2002

 

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  Prayer is good.

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  1Timothy 2;2-3

 

            Message of the verse:  As stated in the first section of this spiritual diary I have lost the files of what I did on Sunday afternoon.  This was written on 1Timothy 2:2, and so I will try and go over some of what I wrote on that verse and do verse three also. 

            Paul continued writing on whom to pray for in the first part of verse two.  He says to pray for kings and those who have authoritative over us.  If we do this then we can live quiet and peaceable lives in all godliness and reverence.  Prayer is very important to God and is also very important to the believer.  It is our way to bring honor to God and to get our will lined with the will of God for the believer’s life.  Jesus treated prayer as something so very important.  By praying in the Lord’s will it will be good and acceptable in the sight of God is how Paul explains it in verse three.  Dr. Wiersbe says that “the work good is used many, many times in the three pastoral letters, and that it emphasizes the idea of something being intrinsically good, not just good in its effects”

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  These verses speak of things concerning prayer and its good effects when believers pray for all men and for kings and for those in authoritative over us.  This is something that by the grace of God I can do.

The Word of God was refreshing to me today.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  I would have to say that prayer in the areas mentioned would have to be something that I can do for steps of faith today.

Memory verse for the week: 1John 4:18

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear; because fear involves torment.  But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.