Never Ceasing to Pray for You

Acts of Worship
Learning to Pray

We Pray for One Another

1 Samuel 12:19-25  The Message

¹⁹ Then all the people begged Samuel, “Pray to your God for us, your servants. Pray that we won’t die! On top of all our other sins, we’ve piled on one more—asking for a king!”
^20-22 Samuel said to them, “Don’t be fearful. It’s true that you have done something very wrong. All the same, don’t turn your back on God. Worship and serve him heart and soul! Don’t chase after ghost-gods. There’s nothing to them. They can’t help you. They’re nothing but ghost-gods! God, simply because of who he is, is not going to walk off and leave his people. God took delight in making you into his very own people.
^23-25 “And neither will I walk off and leave you. That would be a sin against God! I’m staying right here at my post praying for you and teaching you the good and right way to live. But I beg of you, fear God and worship him honestly and heartily. You’ve seen how greatly he has worked among you! Be warned: If you live badly, both you and your king will be thrown out.”

 
For Reflection
Fear and assumptions about self-worth can sometimes hold us back from seeking help.  In God there is little to fear.  In God is compassion.  In God each person is offered an infinite number of second chances.  One does not earn a right to the living God.  All people are offered grace on the same terms--no strings attached, obey and abide in God and you will live in the hollow of God's hands.

Pray

for those who assume that they are beyond salvation.  Pray that they will find the joy of a life lived in the hollow of God's hands.