Be Still And Know
Queen Elizabeth Tribute - Day 10
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Sinopsis
1 Timothy 2:1-2 "I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity." One of the greatest privileges and responsibilities of a Christian is to pray. Here Paul urges his young friend Timothy to understand that our prayers are principally to be for other people. It isn’t wrong for us to pray for ourselves because God loves us and wants us to be blessed. But if our prayers are confined to ourselves and our own interests something has gone seriously wrong. It has often been suggested that we should pray in ever widening concentric circles. We should pray for ourselves and then move out to our families, churches, communities, nations and the world. We do so because we have been called to be intercessors, standing between the world and God. At this time of profound change in our nation our prayers are particularly