RHAPSODY OF REALITIES

🌧️RHAPSODY OF REALITIES🌧️

👤 PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Dsc.DD.

🗒️WEDNESDAY, 12TH JANUARY 2022🗒️

TOPIC: “PRAYING FOR ALL MEN”

SCRIPTURE 📖:

1 Timothy 2:1

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men

🎯THE MESSAGE 🎯

The underlined portion of our opening verse

suggests that the sentence is a continuation of

a subject earlier introduced. The most relevant context

is found in the 18th verse of the preceding chapter,

where Paul writes to Timothy, saying: “This charge

I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the

prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by

them mightest war a good warfare” (1 Timothy 1:18).

The next two verses are a brief digression, after which

Paul continues, “I exhort therefore….”

So Paul was actually showing Timothy how to war

a good warfare. He said, “…first of all, supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made

for all men.” “First of all” means this is priority in

warring a good warfare. You begin by praying, not for

your personal requests, but for all men.

For a long time, a number of God’s people weren’t

praying with this in mind. Many were more concerned

about their personal agenda and what they wanted

from God such as money, property, fame and other

earthly things. The adversary took advantage of this for

a long time to wreak havoc in different nations, but

thank God the Church has learnt and is now awake to

her responsibilities. We’re acting on the Word, praying

first for all men. We’ve been called to war a good warfare and

the instruction is clear. He says, “First of all,” meaning

before you pray for other things—be it your family,

business, finances and so on—pray for all men. How

important this is! In fact, it ought to be a foundational

teaching in the Churches. As we lead souls to Christ

and bring them to Church, we ought to let them know

they have an enemy whose goal it is to destroy them.

We must teach them to pray as soldiers, not for their

personal needs, but for all men.

The ongoing Pastor Chris Live “Pray-a-thon” is an

opportunity for you to join millions of others in carrying

out your priestly ministry of prayer and intercession for

all men in a nonstop prayer marathon. Praying this way

is God’s instruction, and it should be our way of life.

PRAYER 🙏

Dear Father, thank you for pouring out your Spirit upon all flesh all over the world that the knowledge of your truth may be effectively communicated to all men. I pray for as many as will be reached with the Gospel today, that the light of the Gospel will shine in their hearts, resulting in their salvation. Thank you for this grace, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY 📚

Ephesians 6:18; 1 Timothy 2:1-4

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Matthew 9:18-38 & Genesis 29-30

2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

Acts 8:26-40 & Esther 5-6

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