Hope For Today "Prayer"

How many times in a day do we struggle with the impatience?  Things are not happening as quickly as we thought they would.  Someone isn't meeting our needs in the way we thought they should.  We even think God is slow in how and when He responds to our prayers – particularly when we tell Him what we need and expect Him to respond immediately. How to deal with our impatience?

As we conclude our walk through the very special prayer of Jesus we find in John 17 our focus today is on what makes life real and full - and that is to glorify God today and enjoy Him forever. 

Never has our world seemed more divided – white and black, rich and poor, male and female, young and old, ethnic group against ethnic group, left wing versus right wing political parties … and on and on. Into this very bleak environment Jesus’ prayer for unity rings out with tenderness and invitation. Let’s join Jesus in that prayer today.

Well, we are slowly working our way through the very special words we have in the Bible in John 17 – words Jesus used in praying to His Father that offer us a wonderful way we too can speak with God. Today we focus on staying true with our words and action regardless of what's going on around us.

As we continue to use the words of Jesus very personal prayer to His father, we pray with confidence today for God’s protection and joy.

Today we continue to look at the very personal words of Jesus as He prayed to His Heavenly Father not long before He suffered and died on our behalf. We know Jesus one longing above all others was to live in a way that would please His Father and give honour to Him. Let's look at what Jesus prayed.

There’s something very personal and helpful to hear Jesus talk to His Father. I’m blessed by the wonderful things He prayed that You and I would experience, but also by His tender and trusting open hearted expressions of faith and trust.

There is something so energizing and life giving to quiet our hearts, read or hear something from God’s Word, maybe take a few moments to reflect on what it means for us personally, and then have a conversation with God about it.