“I’ll pray for you.” It’s so easy (and important) to say, but how do we go about doing it? Why do we even do it? Does our prayer change God, or does it change us? Prayer is a vital part of our life with God, and this week we are looking at what it means that we advocate, or become advocates, for each other in prayer. We’ll also marvel in the fact that not only do we pray for each other, but Christ himself is praying for us (Romans 8:34). May God kindle our prayers and our lives.
Prayer is much more than words we simply send towards God. Prayer is a vital part of our life and walk with God, so that we can “draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings” (Hebrews 10:22). This week we look at prayer as Talking with Our Father, a unique relationship made possible through the work of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit within us. We pray within a relationship of intimacy, belonging, and promise – all made possible by God reaching out to us as his children.