1. Pray with a Cosmic Perspective:
- Expand your prayer focus: Instead of solely focusing on personal needs, broaden your prayers to encompass God’s plan for the world. Pray for justice, peace, and the restoration of creation.
- Connect your personal prayers to God’s larger story: When praying about your own life, consider how your joys, struggles, and hopes connect to God’s grand narrative of redemption.
- Pray with a sense of awe and wonder: Reflect on the vastness of God’s creation and His active role in restoring it. Let this inspire awe and gratitude in your prayers.
2. Pray with a Focus on God’s Righteousness:
- Thank God for His faithfulness: Express gratitude for God’s unwavering commitment to His promises and His active involvement in saving the world.
- Confess your need for His righteousness: Acknowledge your own shortcomings and your reliance on God’s grace. Ask for His strength to participate in His restorative work.
- Pray for God’s righteousness to be manifested in the world: Pray for justice, healing, and reconciliation in your community and beyond.
3. Pray in the Spirit:
- Invite the Holy Spirit to guide your prayers: Ask the Spirit to help you pray according to God’s will and to intercede for you when words fail.
- Pray for the Spirit’s empowerment: Ask for the Spirit’s strength to live out your faith and to participate in God’s transforming work.
- Be open to the Spirit’s leading: Listen for the Spirit’s voice in your prayers and be willing to follow where He leads.
4. Pray with Scripture:
- Use Romans as a guide for your prayers: Reflect on the themes of justification, the gospel, the Holy Spirit, and the new creation as you pray.
- Pray through specific passages of Romans: Choose a verse or passage that speaks to you and use it as a springboard for your prayers.
- Meditate on God’s Word: Spend time quietly reflecting on Scripture, allowing God’s Word to shape your thoughts and prayers.
5. Pray in Community:
- Pray with other believers: Join with others in corporate worship and prayer, experiencing the power of shared prayer and mutual support.
- Share prayer requests: Be open with others about your prayer needs and pray for one another.
- Pray for your church and its mission: Ask God to strengthen your church community and to empower it to be a force for good in the world.
By incorporating these tips into your prayer life, you can deepen your intimacy with God, experience His transforming power, and participate more fully in His mission to restore all of creation.
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Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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