Praying About God’s Kingdom
Read the Bible through:
AM – Numbers 34-36 : PM – Mark 7:1-23
For the Furtherance of the Gospel
Philippians 1:12-14
12 “And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there"
Read the Bible through:
AM – Numbers 34-36 : PM – Mark 7:1-23
For the Furtherance of the Gospel
Philippians 1:12-14
12 “And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there"
It was at Philippi that Paul and Silas had been beaten and thrown in jail for preaching. Instead of complaining, they had used the opportunity to win the jailer and his family to Jesus. Writing from a roman prison cell, Paul saw his whole life, the joy and the suffering, as something god could and would use to expand the kingdom. This total surrender to Jesus liberated Paul from the prison of self-concern. His primary interest was the kingdom of God, not his own comfort. Clearly, Paul was living this life for the life to come.
Do you look for how God can expand His Kingdom through your every experience? Can you sincerely pray, “Thy will be done,” if that means you must suffer for His sake? How you answer depends upon whether you are committed to building your earthly empire or His eternal kingdom.
Lord, help me further Your gospel today.
