SOMEONE IS PRAYING FOR YOU!

Even when things are going well, we all need prayer support. When things aren’t going so well, we need it all the more. One of the most reassuring things to hear is that someone is praying for you.  It’s one thing for someone to say that they will pray for you, but it’s even better to hear someone actually praying for you, or tell you that they have prayed for you.  

I hope that all of you have experienced this joy.  It lends strength. It lets you know that someone truly cares about you.  As they bring you before the Father, you can almost feel the Father wrapping His loving arms around you. 

But, sometimes, we can go for long periods of time without someone telling us that they’ve prayed for us. It doesn’t mean that they are not praying … we just aren’t hearing about it.  If you need that reassurance today, please take courage and know that you are being prayed for. In Romans 8, Paul tells us that both the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ are interceding for all Christians before God the Father. They are expressing what we may not be able to put into words. They are able to fill in the gaps of things we haven’t even thought about. They see things from a much broader perspective. 

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:26-27 ESV)

Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died--more than that, who was raised--who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. (Romans 8:33-34 ESV)

On top of that, remember, “your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (Matthew 6:8) No matter what your circumstances, please be reassured that someone is praying for you. Chances are, many people are praying, but God will never fail. His promises are secure! 

In His grip,  

Pastor Decker