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Monday, March
6, 2023
"A
Prayer For The
Anxious Heart"
Message
summary:
Today
we earnestly
make Paul’s
prayer the
intercessory
prayer for all
our readers,
especially
those whose
hearts are
weighed down
with heavy
burdens. We
offer this
prayer as a
kind word to
cheer you,
saying to
those with an
anxious heart,
“Be strong,
fear not”.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
“An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up” (Proverbs 12:25). “Say to those who have an anxious heart, ‘Be strong, fear not’” (Isaiah 35:4). “May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word” (2 Thessalonians 2:16,17).
Our
ministry of
encouragement
includes not
only this
written
ministry but
the many
opportunities
we have in the
business world
through our
chaplaincy
ministry. As
we get out
into the
marketplace we
look for
opportunities
to express
care to those
who may share
of their need.
Years ago I
heard this
expression:
everyone has
either had
a heartache, is
having a
heartache or will
have one. Can
I get an
"amen" on that
truism!
“An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up” (Proverbs 12:25). “Say to those who have an anxious heart, ‘Be strong, fear not’” (Isaiah 35:4). “May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word” (2 Thessalonians 2:16,17).
Our
ministry of
encouragement
includes not
only this
written
ministry but
the many
opportunities
we have in the
business world
through our
chaplaincy
ministry. As
we get out
into the
marketplace we
look for
opportunities
to express
care to those
who may share
of their need.
Years ago I
heard this
expression:
everyone has
either had
a heartache, is
having a
heartache or will
have one. Can
I get an
"amen" on that
truism!People
have many
burdens for a
wide variety
of reasons
which often
leads to
anxiety, which
indeed, as our
first verse
states, can
weigh a heart
down. Rarely a
day goes by
that we don’t
encounter
someone with a
heavy heart.
And to be
frank, there
are times that
we ourselves
are weighed
down by a
heavy heart.
As
we prepare
today’s
message on
this first day
of a new work
week we
consider
people in our
circle of
impact who
carry heavy
burdens.
According to
how far we
extend this
circle the
list can be
daunting. Some
of you, our
readers, have
also shared
your needs
with us
including
those we have
met face to
face and know
personally,
but many
others we
don’t.
Our third daily verse is a simple prayer that is appropriate for everyone. In the flow of Paul’s writing he neither introduces this prayer nor formally ends it. It seems to be woven right into the fabric of his letter. Paul on several occasions makes statements indicating how frequently he prays for people and this has often intrigued me since he had so many churches and “contacts” under his care. Can you imagine the contact list on his phone! In other words his circle was quite extensive.
Paul made prayer a vital part of his daily walk, demonstrated by his offering this powerful but brief prayer for the Thessalonian believers as he wrote to them. He is practicing his own words in his first letter to them: “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Today we earnestly make Paul’s prayer our prayer for all our readers, especially those whose hearts are weighed down with heavy burdens. We offer this prayer as a kind word to cheer you, saying to those with an anxious heart, “Be strong, fear not”.
“May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”
We pray that:
* You will have a deep assurance of God’s love and grace.
* You will receive and experience “eternal encouragement and good hope”.
* Your hearts will be encouraged and strengthened in every good deed and word.
As
we prepare
today’s
message on
this first day
of a new work
week we
consider
people in our
circle of
impact who
carry heavy
burdens.
According to
how far we
extend this
circle the
list can be
daunting. Some
of you, our
readers, have
also shared
your needs
with us
including
those we have
met face to
face and know
personally,
but many
others we
don’t.Our third daily verse is a simple prayer that is appropriate for everyone. In the flow of Paul’s writing he neither introduces this prayer nor formally ends it. It seems to be woven right into the fabric of his letter. Paul on several occasions makes statements indicating how frequently he prays for people and this has often intrigued me since he had so many churches and “contacts” under his care. Can you imagine the contact list on his phone! In other words his circle was quite extensive.
Paul made prayer a vital part of his daily walk, demonstrated by his offering this powerful but brief prayer for the Thessalonian believers as he wrote to them. He is practicing his own words in his first letter to them: “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Today we earnestly make Paul’s prayer our prayer for all our readers, especially those whose hearts are weighed down with heavy burdens. We offer this prayer as a kind word to cheer you, saying to those with an anxious heart, “Be strong, fear not”.
“May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who loved us and by His grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”
We pray that:
* You will have a deep assurance of God’s love and grace.
* You will receive and experience “eternal encouragement and good hope”.
* Your hearts will be encouraged and strengthened in every good deed and word.
Be
encouraged
today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, it’s
been said that
“courage is
fear that said
its prayers”.
You can change
our hearts and
improve our
outlook even
when the
outward
circumstances
have not
changed. But
it requires
our dependency
on You through
persevering in
prayer which
results in
absolute
trust. We can
be assured of
Your eternal
encouragement
and good hope
as it
encourages our
hearts and
strengthens us
in every good
deed and word.
It is through
Christ Jesus
our Lord that
we pray in
faith
believing that
You turn
tragedy into
triumph, and
defeat into
victory as You
work out all
things
together for
our good.
Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"I
Cast All My
Cares"
Click
to listen on
YouTube
Maranatha
Music
"Faithful
Now"
Click
to listen on
YouTube
From
a service at
Calvary Church
(includes our
pastor's
prayer)
Yesterday
I visited for
a few minutes
with Jim Lines
who informed
me it was his
85th birthday.
He served as a
missionary in
Italy for 51
years and
still sings in
the choir. He
had a very
difficult
childhood and
shares his
story in this
podcast: "This
is My Story".
This
old bright red
Ford pickup
truck caught
my attention
yesterday as I
walked through
the church
parking lot.
Best I can
determine this
is a 1940
model.
Brooksyne
later told me
that this
pickup belongs
to a fellow
choir member
named Fred who
remodeled the
truck many
years
ago.
Click on photo to enlarge
Click on photo to enlarge
Always
great to see
creatures,
both human and
animal,
getting along!
Finally,
Gracie, our
calico cat,
has made peace
with our
little
maltipoo,
Rosie. But, of
course, it's
always on
Gracie's
terms. She
still has a
time with
Rosie's bigger
brother,
Falcon!
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