“A Lifestyle of Prayer”

This week’s prayer focus: Honoring God!

 “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
1 Timothy 1:17 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about our need to honor God.  While there is instruction throughout scripture about our need to honor parents, one another, faithful workers, elders, kings, and those in authority, among others; all of that pales in comparison to the honor that God expects and deserves from us.  While kind words and nice platitudes can be good, they are a shallow substitute for real honor.  The honor that we give God must be more than just lip service.  The prophets, and Jesus, speak against those who attempt to honor God with their lips but their hearts are far from Him.  The honor that we owe God is best given with our life — when our words and our actions line up together in recognition of God’s supremacy in everything.  As you pray this week, ask God to help you examine the kind of honor that you give Him on a daily basis.  Pray that you would grow in the way you honor Him.  Pray that you would give honor to those to whom honor is due, but that God would always be at the top of that list.  Pray that you would use scripture to help you understand the honor God wants, and deserves.  Pray each day for the individuals of your congregation and for the body of Christ as a whole.

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV) 

Please pray each day for God’s help in honoring Him as you ought, and as He deserves.

Sunday: Pray for your church staff, the preaching and teaching that takes place, the church leadership, the volunteers that are helping in so many areas, the spiritual and financial health of the congregation, and the work of the missions ministry of the church.  Pray for me (Tom Lemler) and the work of Impact Prayer Ministry.

Monday:  Honor God as a Message to Future Generations.  Pray that you would be vigilant in the way you honor God.  Pray that the way in which you honor God would serve as an example to future generations.  “Because the LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the LORD for the generations to come.”  Exodus 12:42 (NIV)

Tuesday:  Honor God as Holy.  Pray that your treatment of God in front of others would show that you honor Him as holy.  Pray that you would trust God fully so that you would honor Him as you ought.  “But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, ‘Because you did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.’”  Numbers 20:12 (NIV)

Wednesday:  Honor God as Your Deliverer.  Pray that you would recognize God’s deliverance in your life and honor Him for it.  Pray that you would honor God by your thankfulness when He delivers you from trouble.  “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”  Psalm 50:14-15 (NIV)

Thursday:  Honor God With Your Possessions.  Pray that you would understand the wealth that God has entrusted you with, and honor Him with the way you use it.  Pray that your recognition of God’s provision in everything would lead you to give to Him first.  “Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.”  Proverbs 3:9 (NIV)

Friday:  Honor God Alone as Your Ruler.  Pray that you would acknowledge the authority that God has over all who rule in positions of leadership and authority.  Pray that you honor God in a way that is far above any honor and respect you show to other rulers and authorities.  “O LORD, our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor.”  Isaiah 26:13 (NIV)

Saturday:  Honor God With Your Body.  Pray that your body would be a dwelling that is suitable to the presence of God’s Spirit living within it.  Pray that the things you do with your body would always be done in ways that honor God.  “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”  1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)