For
several years, the Bible Prayers blog has focused on actual prayers in the
Bible – prayers that have been prayer-a-phrased (prayerfully paraphrased) into
contemporary language after comparing many of the translations
found in my home and also on the Bible Gateway
website.
If
you’ve followed this blog (thank you very much and God bless you!) you’ve
probably noticed long gaps between posts, which I pray will be only temporary.
Meanwhile, I’ve been collecting and paraphrasing Bible prayers for a book, which, Lord willing, will soon be available because I believe so strongly in its
importance – first as a means of providing an up-to-date version of actual Bible prayers in one easy-to-read book - and also because praying
those prayers means we automatically have prayer partners from the past,
present, or future, who agree with us in prayer as two or more of us gather in
Jesus’ Name.
In
addition to that goal, a thought recently came to remind me that powerful,
timeless, and relevant prayers are also available as we appropriately
claim God’s promises in the Bible. Lord willing, this blog will soon include those prayers too.
For
example, consider Psalm 119:165 in the King
James Version (KJV) of the Bible: “Great peace have they which love thy
law: and nothing shall offend them.” Or, according to the Amplified Bible
(AMP), “Those who love Your law have great peace; Nothing makes them stumble.”
Or, the Contemporary English Version (CEV) says, “You give peace of mind to
all who love your Law. Nothing can make them fall.”
With
those translations and others in mind, a prayer that claims this biblical promise might go like this:
Oh, Lord, we praise You for Your encouraging
Word to us through scripture. Thank You for promising to give us great peace of
mind if we take Your will to heart, mind, and spirit. Thank You for showing
us Your will in the instructions and commandments You’ve given us in
the Bible. Praise You for the guidance of Your Holy Spirit, for the strength of
Your Word, and for Jesus Christ, Who keeps us from falling away from You. In
His Name we pray, amen.
Mary Sayler, ©2019
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This would make a fantastic devotional book, Mary! Hope you can get it published soon. You've got a buyer in me!
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Praise the Lord! Thanks for the encouraging word, Martha.
ReplyDeletePraying blessings over this project, Mary!
ReplyDeleteThanks and blessings, Beckie.
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