為你的朋友代禱

為你的朋友代禱
聖經閱讀：羅馬書1:8-11 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年12月18日(四)

在今天經文的第9節，保羅告訴在羅馬的朋友：「上帝知道我常常在禱告中想念你們。我全心全意事奉他，傳揚有關他兒子的福音；他可以證明我所說的話是真的。」保羅知道為他的朋友代禱是一件重要的事情。 　我們為朋友代禱也是一件重要的事，但是為朋友代禱時，我們應該說什麼呢？如果我們的朋友還沒信主，我們應該禱告祈求他們會相信並順服耶穌。 　在為已經信主的朋友代禱時，我們應該禱告祈求上帝保護他們，不受魔鬼的傷害。我們應當求上帝使用我們的朋友來做祂的工，並且我們應該禱告祈求朋友會作明智的決定，並耐心等候上帝的回應。同時，我們可以求上帝賜力量給我們的朋友來面對他們的問題。 　也許今天你可以列一張朋友的清單，將你可以為每一個人代禱的事項寫下來，然後使用這張清單幫助你天天記得為他們代禱。 －GT 「藉著聖靈的力量禱告。」 猶大書20b 禱告：天父，謝謝你賜給我朋友，我禱告祈求他們都會愛祢、信靠祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Pray for Your Friends
Bible Reading: Romans 1:8-11
Thursday, December 18, 2014

In verse 9 today, Paul told his friends in Rome, “Every time I pray, I always remember you. God knows this is true. He is the one I serve with all my heart by telling people the Good News about his Son.” Paul knew it was important to pray for his friends. 　It is important that we pray for our friends, too. But what should we say when we pray for a friend? If we have a friend who is not a Christian, we should pray that they will believe and obey Jesus. 　When we pray for Christian friends, we should pray that God will protect them from the devil. We should ask God to use our friends to do His work. And we should pray that our friends make wise decisions and have patience to wait for God’s answers. Also, we can ask God to give our friends strength to face their problems. 　Maybe you can make a list of your friends today. Write down things that you can pray about for each person. Use this list to help you to remember to pray for them every day. —GT “Pray with the help of the Holy Spirit.” Jude 20b PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for my friends. I pray that they all will love and trust You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.