Thursday, December 12, 2019

Thursday Devotional (for 11/14/19) - Prayer for Boldness and Power


After Peter and John were released from prison, do you think they stopped talking about Jesus, as the religious leaders commanded them to do? And what do you think they prayed about?
Acts 4:23-24 and 29-31 23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them… 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
I found it interesting that Peter and John didn’t pray for protection. Rather, they prayed for boldness and power for the sake of God’s reputation!!!
A couple weeks ago I was nervous for an outside meeting. I prayed for boldness to lovingly speak the truth, even if other people didn’t agree. I anticipated differences of opinions. It was hard not to think about my own reputation and what other people thought of me.
Where else do you and I need to focus on God and His reputation rather than our own? Let’s pray for boldness and power so His name is praised!!!  
Alice

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