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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”
Matthew 7:1-2, ESV
Life can be hard, so let’s not make it harder on each other with unrighteous, hypocritical judging. Instead, let’s give the same forgiveness our Lord gives us, helping each other be better and grow in Christ.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1, ESV
Jesus reminds us that life is hard, and when we don’t see the response we wanted or it doesn’t come fast enough, hang in there. Keep praying. The Holy Spirit will also give us strength, wisdom, and help with our prayers.
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.
Romans 8:26, ESV
Life gets hard for many reasons, and sometimes it is too much. Yet God helps us, because He loves in the believer by the Holy Spirit, so we can trust that God knows our needs and helps us pray even when we feel like we can’t.
And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant hears.”
1 Samuel 3:10, ESV
Sometimes we don’t feel like praying, so we help each other remain faithful in seeking God.
Sometimes – oftentimes – we find God has been calling out to us the whole time. Let us respond in gratitude and obedience.
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7, CSB
We encourage each other through all areas of life, especially when life gets hard. Therefore, we pray together and lift up our cares to God in prayer to find His wisdom.and even peace.
This is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1 John 5:14, CSB
We encourage each other to grow in Christ, and that can look like keeping each other in line with Christ’s thinking so that our prayers are indeed heard as we ask in His will.
“Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy.”
Matthew 6:9, CSB
We should encourage each other as the Church, and the best first step is seeking our God through prayer. And Jesus gave us an outline to follow.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38, ESV
We encourage each other in Christ to faithfulness, and we encourage each other to pray that He makes us each faithful in reaching the lost with the gospel.
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
James 5:7-8, ESV
We help each other grow in the Lord, to be patient while we wait for Him, encouraging each other, because we know He is coming soon.
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
1 Corinthians 3:7, ESV
We are called to share the gospel and help each other grow in the knowledge of Christ, but we know that our salvation and growth comes from God’s work in us.
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