Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Praying for Others – Samuel Prayed

. Samuel prayed for the children of Israel – 1 Samuel 7:5
Then Samuel  said, “Assemble all Israel at Mizpah,  and I will intercede  with the Lord for you.”

1 Samuel 12:23
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray  for you. And I will teach  you the way that is good and right.

. Solomon at the destruction of the temple, prayed for his people:

1 Kings 8:30-36
Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray  toward this place. Hear  from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.

    “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath  before your altar in this temple,   then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty by bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.

    “When your people Israel have been defeated  by an enemy because they have sinned  against you, and when they turn back to you and give praise to your name, praying and making supplication to you in this temple,    then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your people Israel and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

    “When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain  because your people have sinned  against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them,   then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach  them the right way  to live, and send rain  on the land you gave your people for an inheritance.

Thoughts 

. Believe under a cloud, and wait for Him when there is no moonlight or starlight. - Samuel Rutherford

. If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: “God with us.”  We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ.  The greater truth of the holiday is His deity.  More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth! - John F. MacArthur, Jr.

[Message No: 6903]

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