July 7, 2020
Ephesians 1:15-17
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
New International Version (NIV)
I love to hear my friend and brother Pastor Kerry Tillmon sing, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.”  The words come straight from Lamentations 3:21-23.  Kerry sings them like he knows the Faithful One personally, like he believes every syllable.  It is good in our turbulent times to be reminded of God’s faithfulness.  But what about our faithfulness?
Paul wrote to the saints in Ephesus and called them the “faithful” in Christ Jesus (1:1).  After he reminded them of God’s work on their behalf, he pointed out two great characteristics of the believers in that church:  their faith in the Lord Jesus and their love for all God’s people.  Paul thanked God for them and remembered them in his prayers.  He prayed for God to give them the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to know Christ better.
If we ever wonder how to pray for each other this is a good place to start.  We can always pray for our loved ones to know God better through his Spirit.  If we came to know God better, how would it change us?  Paul goes on to say that we would know the hope of his calling, the riches of his inheritance and his incomparably great power.  
How will we know if we know God better at the end of this day?  We will have invincible hope in Christ even though the world feels a bit hopeless just now.  We will comprehend the immeasurable wealth of knowing Christ.  Finally we will be filled with incomparable power to do God’s will.  To these ends, let’s be faithful in prayer.
Pray with me:         
Faithful Father, we want to be your faithful people.  You Lord are loving and kind.  Make us like you in all of our relationships.  Give us hope when all seems hopeless.  Remind us that our true wealth can never be lost in any economy.  When we feel powerless, fill us with power we pray, in Jesus’ name.  Amen.   
Join us in memorizing the Word.  Scripture for this week:    
Matthew 6:9-11
“This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Our 2020 Every Day with Jesus readings will follow the Foundations New Testament reading plan.  Copies of the reading plan are available at Tallowood Baptist Church, or download your copy at REPLICATE.ORG 
We would love for you to join us as we read the New Testament through this year, five chapters a week.  In addition I will continue my long-standing practice of reading one Psalm a day through the year.  Use Robby Gallaty’s H. E. A. R. plan to study each chapter (also found at REPLICATE.ORG). Highlight verses which speak to you, explain what they mean in your own words in a journal, apply them to your own life, then respond by doing what God tells you to do.  
Joyfully, 
Duane 
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