MY PRAYER FOR YOU

Philippians 1:7-11
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Paul’s Thanksgiving and Prayer

7 So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. 8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.

9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. 10 For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. 11 May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.


The list of you who receive these devotions or those of you who follow my blog has grown over the years. I am grateful to God for each one of you, not just for allowing me to clutter your inbox but to share what God puts on my heart each morning. This is my daily quiet time. This is how God has chosen to speak to me. As I put these together each morning, my prayer is that God speaks and that I don’t get in the way.

I also rejoice that you have Jesus Christ in your heart, that you are showing the “… righteous character …” Jesus is producing in you to the lost in the world, and that your love and joy is overflowing as you grow in the Lord. Your overflow draws those who need salvation to Jesus.

Yes, you have a special place in my heart just as the Church in Philippi had for the Apostle Paul.

I love you with the love of Jesus Christ!