Posted on 12/02/2020 6:02:12 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Bible in a Year:
Give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees.
Country artist Chris Stapleton’s deeply personal song, “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore,” was inspired by his own father’s prayers for him. The poignant lyrics reveal the reason his father’s prayers ended: not disillusionment or weariness, but his own death. Stapleton imagines that now, instead of speaking with Jesus in prayer, his dad is walking and talking face-to-face with Jesus.
Stapleton’s recollection of his father’s prayers for him brings to mind a biblical father’s prayer for his son. As King David’s life ebbed away, he made preparations for his son Solomon to take over as the next king of Israel.
After assembling the nation together to anoint Solomon, David led the people in prayer, as he’d done many times before. As David recounted God’s faithfulness to Israel, he prayed for the people to remain loyal to Him. Then he included a personal prayer specifically for his son, asking God to “give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, statutes and decrees” (1 Chronicles 29:19).
We too have the remarkable privilege to faithfully pray for the people God has placed in our lives. Our example of faithfulness can make an indelible impact that will remain even after we’re gone. Just as God continued to work out the answers to David’s prayers for Solomon and Israel after he was gone, so too the impact of our prayers outlives us.
Reflect & Pray
How have someone’s prayers made a significant impact on your life? How might you encourage others with your prayers?
Heavenly Father, I bring my loved ones before You and ask that You would work out Your plans in their lives.
Read Talking with My Father: Jesus Teaches on Prayer at DiscoverySeries.org/HP171.
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Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
We made it through hump day. Hope you are staying warm and all signs of your cold is gone.
Good evening, Radix...it is so good to see you! Are you still living in a place with lots of snow?
I just finished shoveling 4+ inches off my deck.
Good evening, lightman! Any good news in PA?
We just got a new hunker down order for a whole month. People are not pleased!
Any snow? Wood stoves being kept busy?
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Hi, Pro...no worries. Are you staying warm? I took me a while to identify it, but some sound woke me up about 3:30am...it was dripping water. It was 40 degrees outside.
And now it’s been snowing all day, with more than 4” of fluffy snow on my deck.
No lockdown, no snow, no stove needed for the foreseeable future.
Buddy of mine downed a 200+ lb six point buck on my property this morning...looking forward to a good slow-cooked venison roast!
Howdy, Kathy.
Looks like y’all have had some serious snow today. At least it’s slowing down now but earlier I thought the live cam was messed up because it was blank white. But the camera was panning and after a few seconds I could see vague shapes and realized it was snowing HARD.
I hope the ducks will be able to find their supper this evening.
Good luck with your plan...
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