Devotional for friends // Devocional para as amigas

  A prayer for my loved ones (Col. 1and James 1)   I always thank God, the Father of Jesus Christ for my friends, those who know Christ, and those who yet don’t know You. Because I hope one day they will hear the word of truth, the gospel, which has come to me and it is bearing fruit and increasing, so it also does among them, since the day I heard and understood the grace of God in truth.   I have not ceased to pray for them, I ask that they may be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of You, O Lord, to fully please You:  bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; I pray that they may be strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. I also ask the same for me; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified me to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. L

Let’s confess Lord, I recognize You as the King of kings, Lord of lords, Creator of the Universe, and Prince of Peace. I come here today to confess. I confess that I have been failing, I fail to love my neighbors as I love myself, I fail to be merciful, I fail to be gentle, I fail to be kind, I fail to be selfless, I fail when I lose my temper, I fail to be just, and I think only my way is the best, I fail to hear other’s opinions, I fail to trust in You, I am more worried about myself, I am more worried about my career, I am more worried about politics, I only worry about my family, no one else’s, I am more worried about what people are saying about me, I am more worried about my health, I am more worried to get things done and look good, I forget how much You love me, I forget that without the breath of life You gave me, I would not exist, I forget that without Your

  1 Kings 7; Matthew 12: 1-14; Romans 8: 18 – 30.   Lord thank You for one more day of life. Thank you for this body that you gave to me so I can glorify your name with it. Lord, help me to be generous as Solomon was. I know I don’t have and never will have the riches like Solomon’s, but I also know that you don’t need a physical temple to dwell in it; you only need my heart and I want my heart to be to you like Solomon’s temple was. I invite you to live in me and work in me; make me beautiful and worthy of your presence.   Lord, as Solomon was worried about every detail of the temple, teach me to be careful with every detail of my life; don’t let me neglect any part of it. I give all to you. Lord, thank You for the Sabbath, the day we rest. I rested my body and mind, as you have commanded. But also Lord, teach me to not also neglect to do good when it is needed, even in the Sabbath; help me to honor your commands.   Lord, I want to