30 Days of Praying for the Lost – Praying in the Spirit
There is no foolproof formula to be followed in prayer. The only way to effectively pray is in the Spirit (Ephesians 6:18); that is, as the Spirit burdens and leads you to pray. These devotions on praying for the lost, like all human instruction on prayer, will prove to be a poor substitute for the Holy Spirit in your prayer closet. To replace the leadership of the Holy Spirit in your prayer life with any patented formula for prayer is to rob your prayers of their potency. All who foolishly do so will end up spiritually shortchanged, as well as with a prayer life that is more frustrating than...
read moreTIME CAPSULE: The 13th Amendment
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” (John 8:36) On this day in 1865, the United States House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment to our Constitution. This historic Amendment, eventually ratified by the states and proclaimed by Secretary of State William H. Seward on December 18, 1865, abolished the institution of slavery in America. It reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exists within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” The 13th Amendment brought to an end what is arguably the most embarrassing...
read moreSOUTHERN BAPTIST’S DAY OF PRAYER: Renew Your Covenant with God
“This is the covenant that I will make…I will put My laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people.” (Hebrews 8:10, HCSB) The writer of Hebrews explained that Jesus is the mediator of a new covenant between God and His people. This covenant agreement is based on a love relationship. As our Lord and King, God has given us His commands to obey so we can experience life abundantly. This is the covenant that I will make…I will put My laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people...
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“I am in them and You are in Me. May they be made completely one, so the world may know You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me” (John 17:23, HCSB). The night before Jesus went to the cross, He prayed for our unity: “I am in them and You are in Me. May they be made completely one, so the world may know You have sent Me and have loved them as You have loved Me” (John 17:23, HCSB). Our unity is the most convincing evidence to the lost world that Jesus is the Savior sent from God. And our disunity is probably the greatest hindrance in leading others to faith in Christ....
read moreSOUTHERN BAPTIST’S DAY OF PRAYER: Be Holy as God Is Holy
“As the One who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, ‘Be holy, because I am holy’ ” (1 Peter 1:15-16, HCSB). Peter wrote, “As the One who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, ‘Be holy, because I am holy’ ” (1 Peter 1:15-16, HCSB). That’s what consecration is all about: becoming holy, clean, pure, and righteous like God. Paul said, “Those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29, HCSB). God wants you to be holy as Christ is holy....
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