This is the audio from the May 8, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
While we continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe we have a great opportunity to represent Jesus well as we respond to God’s calling with a hearty, “Here Am I”! Over the next 27 days I will continue sharing the devotions from my “Here Am I” book to help each of us pray about our response to God as He calls us to Himself. Through time in prayer, this devotional journal was written to help you see and respond to God’s calling as you see Him working in your “everyday” life.
Here is day six with an important reminder that you, and those around you, have been called by God to be counted worthy.
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
What is the most glorious thing you have ever seen? How long did that glory last? Why? What is it that gives something its glory? What things cause that glory to fade? How does a focus on the difficulties of life affect your view of the future? Why? What would a continual focus on a future of eternal glory do to your view of the suffering you experience? Why? Which is easier to focus on, the present or the future? Which has the greater reward? What will you do to live as one who has been called to an eternal glory?
Many people try to overcome discouragement by seeking out something new and shiny to lift their mood. Whatever we purchase to get us through our struggles here on earth will eventually wear out and lose its glory and our encouragement is short-lived. When God calls us to an eternal glory, He gives us glimpses of it throughout life. In this way, the glory which carries us through our suffering doesn’t fade; rather it is ever-increasing until we experience it in its fullness with Christ. While our enemy wants us to focus on the troubles of life so that we would give up, God calls us to focus on an eternal glory for all who are faithful.
As you pray about being called to an eternal glory, ask God to help you keep your eyes fixed on the glory that is found in Him. Pray that you would not lose heart in the midst of life’s hardships. Pray that your life and words would be reminders to others of the glory that is yet to come. Pray that you would know the greatness of God’s glory as you allow it to give perspective to your current sufferings. Pray for the courage to allow God to strengthen you as you rest in Him.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the May 7, 2020 National Day of Prayer live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the May 7, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
While we continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe we have a great opportunity to represent Jesus well as we respond to God’s calling with a hearty, “Here Am I”! Over the next 28 days I will continue sharing the devotions from my “Here Am I” book to help each of us pray about our response to God as He calls us to Himself. Through time in prayer, this devotional journal was written to help you see and respond to God’s calling as you see Him working in your “everyday” life.
Here is day five with an important reminder that you, and those around you, have been called by God to be counted worthy.
“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 (NIV)
Are there people in your life who see you as being worth more than you see yourself? What do you think they see that you can’t? Why? Do you have a tendency to over value yourself or under value yourself? What would those closest to you say? Why? What influence does being valued by others have on your feelings of worthiness? Does being considered worthy increase your desire to live up to the worthiness others see in you? How will being counted worthy by God help you to live and work more fully in His power?
When we compare ourselves to the holiness of Jesus, it should quickly become apparent that we will never be worthy on our own. The good news is that Jesus sees beyond our choices, both good and bad, and sees the individual that has been created in His image. He chooses to count us worthy because of His great love for us. Even in the midst of our sin, God counted us worthy of His love displayed in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. Being counted worthy by God, even when we know we’re not, ought to compel us to see others from the same perspective with which God views us.
As you pray about being counted worthy by God, ask God to encourage you through His desire for you to be His. Pray that you would look beyond your limitations and faults to see all that God can do in and through you because He counts you worthy. Pray for a heart of compassion for those who have been knocked down by this world and need to know that God has called them to be counted worthy. Pray for the humility needed to see others as God sees them.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the May 6, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
While we continue to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe we have a great opportunity to represent Jesus well as we respond to God’s calling with a hearty, “Here Am I”! Over the next 29 days I continue sharing the devotions from my “Here Am I” book to help each of us pray about our response to God as He calls us to Himself. Through time in prayer, this devotional journal was written to help you see and respond to God’s calling as you see Him working in your “everyday” life.
Here is day four with an important reminder that you, and those around you, have been called by God to be His chosen people.
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings — and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.”
Revelation 17:14 (NIV)
Have you ever been a part of the choosing of teams? How did you feel while waiting to be chosen? Why? Were you ever the one to do the choosing? How did that feel? Why? How does the perceived importance of the one doing the choosing influence your feelings about being chosen? What if the one choosing is God? Have you ever been chosen for something that you really wanted but knew you weren’t fully qualified for? What did being chosen do for your confidence? How comfortable are you with the idea of being chosen by God? Why?
It seems I have more experience of wanting something and not being chosen than of being chosen, but I suppose that makes being chosen by God even more spectacular for me. To know I will be with Jesus in the midst of His victory is an incredible thing. To be called by the creator of the universe as His chosen one lifts me to a level that is far beyond what being chosen for anything else could do. The good news that Jesus wants us to share is that He has called everyone who will respond to be His chosen and faithful followers. We are chosen not because of us, but because of Him.
As you pray about being called by God, ask Him to make you more aware of how valuable you are to Him. Pray that you would live life with the knowledge that God has chosen you to be His. Pray for a life of faithfulness that not only accepts being chosen by God, but shares that relationship with others. Pray that you would see value in each person you meet, knowing that God chooses all who would come to Him. Pray for the courage to live as one chosen by God.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the May 5, 2020 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.
You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
In prayer,
Tom
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