“All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you. ” I notice this prayer follows Paul telling about a new identity in Christ, then that we cannot do it on our own but need God’s help…. and then, [...]
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One thing i notice when i read things written by Paul is that he wrote out, or mentioned his prayers in nearly all of the letters. my impression is that for Paul, prayer was nearly synonymous with breathing. He thanked God, and prayed for God’s grace and mercy again and again. He prayed for the general, and at times [...]
Paul says some remarkable words—“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ . . .”—he spends the next two chapters expounding on what those riches are. He talks about how the Father has chosen me to a sure and certain [...]
i always find it encouraging whenever i hear that someone is praying for me. I’m especially encouraged when a wise, mature, Spirit-filled individual, who really knows how to pray, comes up to me and says, “ed; I want you to know that I’m praying for you.” To know that I’m being prayed for by someone like that [...]
