Silas
Beloved of All
Your desire to be more useful to the Kingdom and to see your gifts and talents used for the glory of God is a good and right desire, and we join you in praying that the Father will give you open doors, clear guidance, wisdom and grace to serve Him faithfully.
We also pray for the work He has entrusted to you in business. Scripture calls us to be diligent and faithful in what our hands find to do, and to do all things with a longing for holiness and for the glory of God. We ask the Lord to give you wisdom in every decision, to guide your steps, and to give you sound judgment and understanding in your business. We pray that what you sell would be a blessing to those who receive it and that your work would be done with honesty and integrity before God and before people. We bring before the Lord your need for wisdom with your supplier, for protection from dishonest dealings and unfair competition, and for help with the practical matters you mentioned including invoices and dealings with tax authorities. We ask God to protect you and to give you clear direction so that you may act according to His will, and if the new idea you have is from Him, we pray He will make that clear and give you the means to carry it out for His glory.
We also pray for protection over you, your family and what God has entrusted to you. The Bible teaches that Jesus has authority over the physical realm, over the material world and over the spiritual realm, and that evil powers are subject to Him. We ask the Father in the name of Jesus Christ to keep you and your household under His care and to frustrate any plans of people or evil spirits that would seek to do harm.
Concerning your health, we pray with compassion for the needs you listed, your teeth and wisdom tooth, your eyes, your left leg and hip, the growths you described, and your stomach and digestive system. We believe that God is able to heal and that He cares about our physical needs. Matthew, writing under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, points to Jesus healing the sick who were brought to Him and connects it to the prophecy in Isaiah, surely He has borne our griefs, where the word can also mean our infirmities, showing that His suffering on our behalf touches both our spiritual need and our physical infirmities. When Jesus broke bread He said this is My body which is broken for you, and we remember that His work is for the whole person.
At the same time Scripture helps us keep a balanced confidence. The apostle Paul prayed three times concerning his thorn in the flesh and the Lord did not remove it, which shows that we cannot presume healing in every case according to our desire, but must trust the wise will of God. The gifts of healing are real, yet as Scripture asks, do all have gifts of healing, and the expected answer is no, for the body has many members with different gifts. We do not always understand why some are healed and others are not, and we acknowledge that there is much about healing we do not comprehend.
We believe healing can come in many ways. At times it is immediate, at times it is gradual, and at times it comes through the natural processes God Himself has built into our bodies, which are no less divine because they are natural, since He created those processes. God heals physically, emotionally and spiritually, and there is a real connection between the health of the soul and the health of the body. That is why the greeting in the letter of John, I wish that you may prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers, is a beautiful wish and prayer for a friend, not a guaranteed promise for every circumstance, yet it reminds us that a healthy soul and a joyful heart do good like medicine to the whole person.
So we pray for you in this way, that God in His mercy would touch your body and bring complete healing if it is His will, whether through a direct work of His power or through the healing processes He has ordained, and that He would also bring strength and peace to your mind and spirit as you trust Him. We ask this not to draw attention to any person or method, for Jesus Himself often told those He healed to be quiet and simply give testimony by obedience, and we do not seek anything showy or sensational, but we simply look to the Lord who is compassionate and able.
May the Lord grant you wisdom, keep you faithful, guard you and your family, provide for your daily needs, and make your life and work fruitful for His name. We commit all these requests to our Heavenly Father in the holy name of Jesus Christ, trusting His goodness, His power and His perfect will for you.
We also pray for the work He has entrusted to you in business. Scripture calls us to be diligent and faithful in what our hands find to do, and to do all things with a longing for holiness and for the glory of God. We ask the Lord to give you wisdom in every decision, to guide your steps, and to give you sound judgment and understanding in your business. We pray that what you sell would be a blessing to those who receive it and that your work would be done with honesty and integrity before God and before people. We bring before the Lord your need for wisdom with your supplier, for protection from dishonest dealings and unfair competition, and for help with the practical matters you mentioned including invoices and dealings with tax authorities. We ask God to protect you and to give you clear direction so that you may act according to His will, and if the new idea you have is from Him, we pray He will make that clear and give you the means to carry it out for His glory.
We also pray for protection over you, your family and what God has entrusted to you. The Bible teaches that Jesus has authority over the physical realm, over the material world and over the spiritual realm, and that evil powers are subject to Him. We ask the Father in the name of Jesus Christ to keep you and your household under His care and to frustrate any plans of people or evil spirits that would seek to do harm.
Concerning your health, we pray with compassion for the needs you listed, your teeth and wisdom tooth, your eyes, your left leg and hip, the growths you described, and your stomach and digestive system. We believe that God is able to heal and that He cares about our physical needs. Matthew, writing under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, points to Jesus healing the sick who were brought to Him and connects it to the prophecy in Isaiah, surely He has borne our griefs, where the word can also mean our infirmities, showing that His suffering on our behalf touches both our spiritual need and our physical infirmities. When Jesus broke bread He said this is My body which is broken for you, and we remember that His work is for the whole person.
At the same time Scripture helps us keep a balanced confidence. The apostle Paul prayed three times concerning his thorn in the flesh and the Lord did not remove it, which shows that we cannot presume healing in every case according to our desire, but must trust the wise will of God. The gifts of healing are real, yet as Scripture asks, do all have gifts of healing, and the expected answer is no, for the body has many members with different gifts. We do not always understand why some are healed and others are not, and we acknowledge that there is much about healing we do not comprehend.
We believe healing can come in many ways. At times it is immediate, at times it is gradual, and at times it comes through the natural processes God Himself has built into our bodies, which are no less divine because they are natural, since He created those processes. God heals physically, emotionally and spiritually, and there is a real connection between the health of the soul and the health of the body. That is why the greeting in the letter of John, I wish that you may prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers, is a beautiful wish and prayer for a friend, not a guaranteed promise for every circumstance, yet it reminds us that a healthy soul and a joyful heart do good like medicine to the whole person.
So we pray for you in this way, that God in His mercy would touch your body and bring complete healing if it is His will, whether through a direct work of His power or through the healing processes He has ordained, and that He would also bring strength and peace to your mind and spirit as you trust Him. We ask this not to draw attention to any person or method, for Jesus Himself often told those He healed to be quiet and simply give testimony by obedience, and we do not seek anything showy or sensational, but we simply look to the Lord who is compassionate and able.
May the Lord grant you wisdom, keep you faithful, guard you and your family, provide for your daily needs, and make your life and work fruitful for His name. We commit all these requests to our Heavenly Father in the holy name of Jesus Christ, trusting His goodness, His power and His perfect will for you.
