PrayerThots Devotional

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

The key purpose of Second John
is that the apostle urges balance
in Christian life, standing firm
in the faith and to obey God
by loving Him and one another.
In his third letter, apostle John
commends Gaius for hospitality
& love of the truth; and Demetrius
for serving the church faithfully.

On Monday, we learn from 1Jn 1
that God Promises Forgiveness.
On Tuesday, we learn from 1Jn 2
that Christ Is Advocate to Father.
On Wed, we learn from 1Jn 3 that
God Promises we will Be Like Him.
On Thursday, we learn from 1Jn 4
that God Gives Ability to Love.
On Friday, we learn from 1 John 5
that God Listens to Our Prayers.
On Sat, we learn from 2/3 John
that God Urges Living in the Truth.

Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face. Help us O God
be Christ’s disciples who Adore You:
For You are worthy of our Praise
as God of Mercy & Grace Promises
Forgiveness & that we’ll Be Like Him.
For You are worthy of our Thanks
as Christ Is our Advocate to Father
and that God Listens to Our Prayers.
For You not only Urge Living in the
Truth; but also Give Ability to Love.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

God Urges Living In the Truth

In 2 John, the apostle urges
balance in Christian life, standing
firm in the faith and obey God
by loving Him and one another.
In his third letter, apostle John
commends Gaius for hospitality
& love of the truth; and Demetrius
for serving the church faithfully.

Lord, we want to Live in the Truth:
How happy I was to meet some
of your children and find them
Living according to the Truth,
just as the Father commanded
And I plead with you… that which
we have had from the beginning:
that we love one another (2Jn 4-5).
I am praying that all is well with you
and that your body is as healthy as
…your soul is. Some of the brothers
recently returned and make me
very happy by telling me about
your faithfulness and that you are
Living in the Truth (3 John 2-3).
I could have no greater joy
than to hear that my children
are Following the Truth (3Jn 4).

Lord, we can only build a good
foundation of faith by teaching
our children well; but only You can
make their heart to be fully Yours.
Thank You that every time we pray,
the Spirit is activated and God’s
heart-changing power is released.
And we pray our children be covered
by the grace and love of Christ, even
as we strive to live by Yr Word.Amen

Lord, l lift up all those in ministry,
those in training & church leaders
for their task can be challenging.
Minister to them, protect them and
wrap Yr arms around their families.
Help me be a bright spot in ministry
of the church by living in the truth.
Help me to be faithful, practice what
I believe and to be a blessing, even
as I strive to live by Your Word.Amen

Lord, grant me the same privilege
as Apostle John and give me
the joy of hearing my spiritual
children are following the truth.
Save them from the soul sickness
caused by neglect or hypocrisy.
And cause them to experience
the strength of Spirit that comes
from living according to Your Word.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

God Listens to Our Prayers                    Inspiring: Victory In Jesus

Eugene Bartlett was born Dec 1885
in Missouri & grew up in Arkansas.
He was educated as music teacher
at Hall-Moody Institute in Tennessee
& William Jewell College in Missouri.
In 1918, he established Hartford
Music Company and over his career,
Bartlett wrote more than 800 songs.
In 1939, Bartlett had a stroke
that left him partially paralyzed.
Although dealt with physical strains,
Bartlett looked towards the eternal
victory he knew was approaching.
During this difficult time, Bartlett
wrote the words Victory in Jesus,
which was the final song he wrote.
The hymn inspired by 1Jn 5, reminds
us of the hope of heaven; and in the
second stanza there are references
to the healing ministry of Christ.

Lord, we claim Victory In Jesus:
For whatever is born of God
overcomes the world. And this
is the victory that has overcome
the world – our faith. Who is
he who overcomes the world,
but he who believes that Jesus
is the Son of God (1 John 5:4-5)
This is the Confidence we have
in approaching God; that if we
ask anything according to His will,
He hears us. And if we Know that
He hears us – whatever we ask
– we Know that we have what
we asked of Him (1Jn 5:14-15).

Heavenly Father, we thank You
for Your Word of proclamation
that whoever is born of God
overcomes the world through
our faith in Christ Jesus. And so
We claim Mark 11:24: Whatever
we ask for in prayer, believe that
we’ve received it & it will be ours.
All Praise and Glory to the Lord
for the Victory in Jesus. Amen!

Father, it gives me Confidence
to know that if I ask according
to Your will, You will hear me
and I will have what I ask for.
So I come to You as Your beloved
child and ask You to help me
pray according to Your will. And
I know I will receive good things
from You because You love me.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Then I repented of my sins;
And won the victory…
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood. Amen.

God Gives Ability to Love

Apostle John desires his spiritual
children to enjoy close fellowship
with God & writes telling them how:
God is Light and therefore to
engage in fellowship with Him
means walking in the light of
His commandments. God is Love,
and thus His children must walk
in love. God is Life, and those
who desire fellowship with Him
must possess the spiritual life,
which begins with spiritual birth.

Lord, we’ll be Confident In Yr Love:
God Is Love and all who live in love
live in God, and God lives in them.
And as we live in God,
our love grows more perfect.
So we will not be afraid on the day
of judgment, but can face Him
with Confidence because we are
like Christ here in this world. Such
love has no fear because perfect
love expels all fear (1Jn 4:16-18).
We love Him because
He First Loved us (v19).
If someone says: I love God,
and hates his brother, he is a liar…
And this commandment we have
from Him: that he who loves God
must love his brother also (v20-21)

Lord, You are love personified;
and the fruit of the Spirit is love.
Reveal to me to know You more
and the ability to love You more.
Refresh me constantly with the 
fountain of Your love so that it will
overflow in my actions and words.
And help me find the path of love, 
even in difficult circumstances
and with difficult people. Amen.

Lord, we humans are often fearful
about the events swirling about us.
Fill me Lord with Your Perfect Love;
which has no fear; and quieten my
heart so that I don’t have to worry.
I need perfect love for Your glory
so that others might see the peace
& assurance available only thru You.
Teach me to rest in the knowledge
that You are in full control. Amen.

Lord, thank You for First loving us;
and as we live in You, our love grows
more complete & trust more in You.
Though I don’t understand the trials
I may go through, I trust in Your love. 
Help me abide in You & Fill me with
Your perfect love that casts out fear.
Help me Lord to Live In Confidence
and share Your amazing love for us
with others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

God Promises We’ll Be Like Him

Apostle John desires his spiritual
children enjoy close fellowship
with God & writes telling them how:
God is Light and therefore to
engage in fellowship with Him
means walking in the light of
His commandments. God is Love,
and thus His children must walk
in love. God is Life, and those
who desire fellowship with Him
must possess the spiritual life,
which begins with spiritual birth.

Lord, we’ll Respond to Your Love:
See what great love the Father
had lavished on us, that we
should be called children of
God! And that is what we are!
What we will be had not been
made known. But we know that
when Christ appears, we shall
be like him, for we shall see
Him as He is (1 John 3:1-2).
And everyone who has this hope
in Him purifies himself, just as
He is pure… He (came) to take
away our sin… Whoever abides
in Him does not sin (v3, 5-6).

Dear Abba Father, thank You
for loving us so much that You
call us & made us Your children.
I know that You greatly care
for us and the various challenges
that we may face; and I humbly
come to You with all my needs.
Thank You for having Your arms
open to me, and for drawing me
near to You so that I can rest
in Your loving kindness. Amen.

Father, praise You for being the
Holy One, Creator of universe and
Thank You for loving me so much
and adopting me into Your family.
I am not just a forgiven sinner,
because of what Christ has done;
but I am also Your child; and
that one day I will be like Christ.
Lord, help me to live out my true
identity as Your child; and help me
live for You as I await that day.Amen

Lord, I know I will be like You
when I appear before You and
see You as You are. But as I come
to Your Presence here on earth,
let me see You more clearly and
be transformed to be more like You.
Lord, You bring out the best in me,
and I embrace as my true self
the person I become when I am
with You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Christ Is Our Advocate to Father

Apostle John who enjoys delightful
fellowship with God, desires that
his spiritual children enjoy the same
fellowship & writes to tell them how.
God is Light and to be in fellowship
with Him means walking in
the light of His commandments.
God is love, and thus His children
must walk in love. And God is life,
and those who desire fellowship
with Him must possess spiritual
life, which begins with spiritual
birth through faith in Jesus Christ.

Lord, we’ll Love You & One Another:
These things I write to you, so that
you may not sin. And if anyone sins,
we have an Advocate with the Father
Jesus Christ the righteous. And
He Himself is the propitiation for
our sins, and not for ours only but
also for the whole world (1Jn 2:1-2)
Those who Obey God’s word truly
show how completely they love Him.
That’s how we know we live in Him.
Those who say they live in God
should live their lives as Christ did…
(And His) commandment (is)
to Love one another (1Jn 2:5-7).
Do not love this world nor the things
it offers you, for when you love
the world, you do not have the love
of the Father in you (1 John 2:15).

Father, reveal to me any areas of
unconfessed sin; and also reveal
to me any areas of unknown sin.
Draw me through Your grace;
and replace my waywardness
with the fruit of Your Spirit.
Thank You Lord for providing
Jesus Christ as my Advocate
with You. In His holy name, Amen.

Lord Jesus, we confess not being
consistent in doing what You say.
Although You understand ourfalling,
we don’t want neglect trying to
obey for that will be hypocritical.
We don’t want to be a liar nor
not living in the truth. Help us Lord
to saturate ourselves in Your Words
and purpose in our hearts to obey
as our gratitude and love to You.
And help us love one another. Amen.

Holy Spirit, we need wisdom and
help in this battle against the world.
Help us recognise the world seeks
to shape and satisfy cravings that
only You God can truly satisfy.
This lifelong battle with worldliness
can’t be won by personal willpower.
Help us replace love for the world
with a love that won’t disappoint.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

God Promises Forgiveness

Apostle John who enjoys delightful
fellowship with God, desires that
his spiritual children enjoy the same
fellowship & writes to tell them how.
God is Light and to be in fellowship
with Him means walking in
the light of His commandments.
God is love, and thus His children
must walk in love. And God is life,
and those who desire fellowship
with Him must possess spiritual
life, which begins with spiritual
birth through faith in Jesus Christ.

Lord, our hope is in the Word of Life:
That which was from the beginning,
which we have heard, which
we have seen with our own eyes,
concerning the Word of Life…
This is the message which we
have heard from Hin and declare
to you, that God is light and in Him
is no darkness at all (1 Jn 1:1, 5).
If we walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one
another & the blood of Jesus Christ
Cleases us from all sin (1 John 1:7).
If we claim to be without sin,
we deceive ourselves and the truth
is not in us. If we Confess our sins,
He is faithful and just & will forgive
us our sins and purify us from
all unrighteousness (1 John 1:8-9).

Lord, Thank You for Your Word that
says You are the Word of life and
You are our solid rock, no matter
whatever circumstances around us.
You are always with us and we are
safe and secure under Your arms.
Lord, You are our all in all, our hope
is in You alone and we rest on You.
Support us Lord in challenges for 
we look to You our solid rock. Amen.

Lord, You say if we claim to be
sinless we’re only fooling ourselves;
for our old nature is still within us.
Give me an attitude of discernment
and humility, so that when I sin I will
know it & desire to be cleansed of it.
Grateful Lord for Your forgiveness
which removes sins as far as the
east is from the west and that You
remember them no more. Amen.

Lord, I Confess my sins before You;
grateful that You are faithful
to forgive them and to cleanse
me from all the effects of them.
If there is sin in my life that I am
not seeing, reveal it to me so that
I can confess it before You and
be purified of all unrighteousness.
For I want to live in the wholeness
of complete forgiveness. Amen.

The Lord Enables Godly Living

Peter’s 2nd letter teaches opposing
internal spiritual attacks by Satan
with the knowledge of the truth.
Peter warns against apostasy within
the church, moral perversions
and the denial of Christ’s return
that false teachers propagate.
He exhorts his readers to grow in
grace & knowledge that come thru
Christ, thereby gaining strength
to resist error and avoid heresy.

Lord, You Enable Godly Living:
By His divine power, God has given
us everything we need for living
a godly life… He has given us great
…promises; which enable you to
share His divine nature (2Pet 1:3-4)
Brethren, be…diligent to make your
call and election sure, for if you do
these things you will never stumble;
for so an entrance will be supplied to
you abundantly into the everlasting
kingdom of our Lord (v10-11).
And so we have the prophetic
Word confirmed, which you do
well to heed as a light that shines
in a dark place… For prophecy
never came by the will of man,
but holy (ones) of God as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit (v19-21).

Father God, I claim Your promises:
that You Give us Godly Nature
and that You Enable Godly Living.
Grant me grace of developing deep
intimate relationship with You as
I know more of You & Christ Jesus.
Help me remember what You teach
and be diligent in faithful obedience.
Help me grow spiritually; so that
I may live wholly for You. Amen.

Lord Jesus, thank You for giving
me new life that will never end; for
Your holy word says if anyone is in
Christ; the new creation has come.
I purpose Lord to make the call
and election sure; so that I will not
stumble but grow into Your image.
And with Your empowerment, I will
have the capacity to further Your
kingdom. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Holy Spirit, teach me how to tap
into Your divine power so that I will
not lack anything that You offer.
Shine Your light in areas of darkness
& fill me continually Lord, for I want
to experience You more and more.
Increase O Spirit the evidence of
Your presence in my life; so that
I will display more love, more power,
more of You in my life. Amen!!

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

The purpose of the First epistle
of Peter is to offer encouragement
to suffering Christians while
Second Peter is to warn
Christians about false teachings
and to exhort them to grow in
their faith and knowledge of Christ.

On Monday,we learn fr 1Pet 1 that
God of Mercy Gives Living Hope.
On Tuesday, we learn from 1Pet 2
that God Sets Us Free In Christ.
On Wed, we learn from 1Pet 3 that
God Eyes On Those Doing Right.
On Thu, we learn from 1Peter 4
that God Is Faithful to His People.
On Friday, we learn from 2Pet 1
that God Enables Godly Living.
On Saturday, we learn from 2Pet 3
that God Is Kind & Patient to All.

Let us humble ourselves and pray
 and seek His face. Help us O God
 be Christ’s disciples who Adore You:
 For You are worthy of our Thanks
 as God of Mercy Gives Living Hope
 and Father sets us free In Christ,
For You are worthy of our Praise
 as God Eyes on those Doing Right and He is Faithful to His People.
For You God Enables godly living
as well as kind and patient to us.
 In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

God Is Kind & Patient to All

Persecution from unbelievers can
be hard for Christians to bear, but
defection within the community of
believers can be more devastating.
To counteract the effects of this
“poison”, Peter reminds his readers
of the timeless truths of the Faith
and exhorts them to continue
growing toward Christian Maturity.

Lord, we’ll Share the Good News:
Be mindful of the words which
were spoken… by the prophets,
and the commandment of…
the Lord and Saviour (2Pet 3:2).
The Lord is not slack concerning
His promise… but is longsuffering
toward us, not willing that any
should perish but that all should
come to repentance (2 Pet 3:9).
But the day of the Lord will
come as unexpectedly as a thief.
Then the heavens will pass away…
& the earth and everything on it…
But we are looking forward to the
new heavens and new earth He
has promised, a world filled with
God’s righteousness (v10-13) Amen

Lord, You display immense patience
as an example for those who will
believe and receive eternal life.
You are patient towards sinners and
grateful for showing mercy and not
treating me as my sins deserve.
Help me Lord encourage others
to also seek Your mercy and grace.
For what You have done in my life,
You will also do for others. Amen.

Lord, some Christians are facing
difficulties or suffering for their
faith & look forward for Your return.
We know God is patiently waiting for
more pple to repent. You’re moving
with perfect timing & not slowness.
Each day delayed is to give more
people opportunity to accept Jesus.
Help us use the time God has given
us to pray for the lost, sow seeds of
kindness & share the gospel. Amen.

Lord, apostle Peter exhorts us
towards maturity & godly living.
In this regard, help us O Lord,
to keep on knowing more of You,
remember what Christ taught us
and be diligent in faithful obedience.
Grateful for rescuing & freeing us
and thank You for being patient.
Help us to be witnesses of You and
declare the Word of the Lord. Amen