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
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 30 days I will be 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 three with an important reminder that you, and those around you, have been called to be a child of God.
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.“
1 John 3:1 (NIV)
Who are your parents? What influence have they had on the way you live? Why? What were some expectations of you as a child in your family? Were there responsibilities and privileges as well? In what way? If you have children, what do you expect from them? What benefits do they have as your child? What do you think of when you hear the word child? Does that answer influence how you feel about being called a child? In what way? How does God’s love influence your desire to be called His child?
There is little that makes me more proud than to have my parents refer to me as their son when they are talking to others. It is meaningful because I know the love and pride they convey with that word. When John describes the depth of God’s love, he does so by indicating a Father who lavishes His love upon me to the extent of calling me His child. While the honor of being called a child of God is great, so are the responsibilities and privileges that come with that position. As a child of God I not only inherit that which belongs to the Father, but I also reflect Him to the people that know me as His child.
As you pray about being called a child of God, ask God to help you know the love He pours out upon you. Pray that you would make the most of the honor and privilege that comes from being a child of God. Pray that you would live up to the expectations that God has for you. Pray for God’s help in living a life that honors your Father well and reflects Him to the people around you. Pray that you would always find joy in being known as a child of God.
In prayer,
Tom
This is the audio from the May 4, 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 31 days I will be 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 two with an important reminder that you, and those around you, have been called to be a blessing to others.
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.“
1 Peter 3:9 (NIV)
Who has been the greatest blessing to you recently? Why? Would your name be someone else’s answer to that question? Why? What does a blessing look like to you? Is that answer different depending on if you are giving or receiving the blessing? Why? Have you ever been intentional about being a blessing to someone? Did it work? How did that effort affect you? Why? Is there someone that comes to mind right now that you could be a blessing to? What will you do about it?
As a Christian, it shouldn’t take long to think of someone that has been a blessing to you — even if (and that’s a big if) the only one on that list is Jesus himself. I think the bigger question for us to wrestle with, is who am I being a blessing to. The way we live life, the way we speak, the way we listen, the way we give, even the way we receive are all ways that our life can be a blessing to someone else. While blessing those who bless us should be an easy thing to do, God calls us to also be a blessing to those who do not treat us, or Him, as they should. In blessing others, we find God’s blessing grows in our life.
As you pray about the blessings you receive, ask God to help you be a blessing to the people around you. Pray for the wisdom to know how to be a blessing to people regardless of how they treat you. Pray that you would know the greater blessing which comes from giving of yourself to help others. Pray that your response to God would assure you of an inherited blessing as you treat others as He would have you do. Pray that you would be mindful of the opportunities God gives you to bless others.
In prayer,
Tom
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