Prayer Topic
That our local churches may experience Biblical unity.
Prayer Focus
Prayer for the fruit of the Spirit.
Scripture Reading
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23).
Devotional
We as humans often categorize or rank the seriousness of sins according to our own wisdom. However, the Bible says that all sin is deadly, for “whoeoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James 2:11). Sin is deadly in our personal lives, and it is deadly to the spiritual life of a church family. In Galatians 6:20, Paul warns against “hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, [and] envyings,” fruits of sinfulness that often plague far too many churches. Is your church family suffering from these sour fruits? It may be a sign that the Holy Spirit is absent. Pray today that our local churches will pursue and experience Biblical unity and the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer Promise
“We should pray as earnestly for the descent of the Holy Spirit as the disciples prayed on the Day of Pentecost. If they needed it at that time, we need it more today” (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 158).