OUR DAILY BREAD : FAITHFUL PRAYER

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June 10
Thursday


FAITHFUL
PRAYER

READ:
1 Timothy 2:1-7
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[Pray] for kings and all
who are in authority.
__1 Timothy 2:2
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In June 2009, 95-year-old Emma Gray died. For over two decades, she had been the cleaning lady in a big house. Each night as she did her work she prayed for blessings, wisdom, and safety for the man she worked for.

Although Emma worked in the same place for 24 years, the occupants of the residence changed every 4 years or so. Over the years, Emma offered her nightly prayers for six US Presidents: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter.

Emma had her personal favorites, but she prayed for them all. She followed the instruction we read in 1 Timothy 2 to pray for "all who are in authority" (v.2). The verses go on to speak of how living "a quiet and peaceable life" and being a godly and reverent person "is good and acceptable in the sight of God...who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (vv.2-4).

Because God "hears the prayer of the righteous" (Prov. 15:29), who knows how He used Emma's faithful prayers? In Proverbs 21:1, we read: "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes."

Like Emma, we are to pray for our leaders. Is there someone God is calling you to pray for today? __Cindy Hess Kasper
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``````````````````No leader is beyond God's grace````````````````
```````````````````When righteous people pray;``````````````````
``````````````````For when God's children intercede,```````````````
````````````````The Lord will have His say. __D. De Haan```````````
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To influence leaders for God,
intercede with God for leaders.

************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Timothy 2:1-7*************

2 Therefore I exhort first of
all that supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and
giving of thanks be made
for all men, 2 for kings and
all who are in authority, that
we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all
godliness and reverence.

3 For this is good and
acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, 4 who
desires all men to be saved
and to come to the
knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God and
one Mediator between God
and men, the Man Christ
Jesus, 6 who gave Himself a
ransom for all, to be
testified in due time, 7 for
which I was appointed a
preacher and an apostle--I
am speaking the truth in
Christ and not lying--a
teacher of the Gentiles in
faith and truth.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Paul's relationship with Timothy was one of great fondness. In
fact, Paul referred to his young protege in a number of different
ways in his epistles. In Romans 16:21, Timothy is described as "my
fellow worker." In 2 Corinthians 1:1 and Colossians 1:1, he is seen
as "our brother." Philippians 1:1 describes Timothy and Paul as
bondservants of Jesus Christ." Paul's most affectionate titles for
Timothy, however, come in 1 Timothy 1:2, where Paul addresses him
as "a true son in the faith," and 2 Timothy 1:2 where his title for
Timothy is even stronger--"a beloved son." It is a wonderful thing
to see the bond of love between the great apostle and the young
minister he mentored. __BILL CROWDER