Gloryian

Day 18 of 21 · 21 Days of Prayer

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for those who sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I don’t say that he should make a request concerning this.

CONTEXT

Original word: παρρησία (parrhēsía) · all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance

REFLECTION

Prayer changes the one who prays. What does 1 John 5:14 ask God to change?

PRAYER

Jesus, thank you that you pray for us. Help me pray for others today. Amen.

QUESTION

What would you like to say to God today?

ONE ACTION TODAY

Write a short prayer in your journal.

Reflections are drafts awaiting pastoral review.

Source

World English Bible (Catholic). Public domain. Source: eBible.org (eng-web-c). "World English Bible" is a trademark of eBible.org: any text with altered wording is not called the World English Bible. Editorial rendering: in this app the divine name "Yahweh" is displayed and read aloud as "God" (and "Yahweh God" as "God"). The stored text and the imported source are unchanged; this is a display-layer substitution, not part of the translation.