Hope Comes from the Word of God

-Week 1-Day 1:

"For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." Romans 15:4

We, and honestly every single person we come in contact with, needs encouragement, and even more than that, HOPE.  And true, authentic encouragement and hope come from the Word of God and from God Himself.  May we have it for ourselves AND for those that 'stumble' into our sphere of influence. 

"Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."  Romans 15:5

May that be a natural 'supernatural' result of this 6 weeks: 

-perseverance, 

-encouragement, 

-same mind (coming from the truth of the Word), 

-one voice, 

-to the glory of God 

-to the encouragement of one another 

Pray for that.

-On this first day, ask the Lord for whom He wants on your prayer list and write them down as they come to mind.  

-Who and what areas of your city, your church, your ‘sphere of influence’, would He lead you to cover in prayer these 6 weeks?  

Pray ‘beyond the possible’ in all these areas. 

-As you spend your time in the ‘listening’ section of your journal today, ask Him to lay upon your heart what it means for YOU to pray ‘beyond the possible’ in all those areas that you listed (and in others that He would bring to mind). To seek His heart for 'beyond' requests for your whole list may take a little work everyday this week so keep coming back to it until it is done. 

Remember that 'beyond the possible' is something that is going to 'sound impossible' so you will have to remind yourself that with God, all things ARE possible. 

And pray.

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20,21

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