Father, Son & Spirit! Praying His Word: Praying His Word, #4

By John Wile

Father, Son & Spirit - talking with the Triune God.  God reveals himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Each of the three are distinct, and yet they are One God.  Scripture reveals that the Father adopts us, the Son atones for us, and the Holy Spirit animates us.  As we settle in his presence, hearing his Word, responding to him in conversation, his intent is that we grow to know him ever better.  These 31 days of prayer have been created as a path toward that end.   Each day is an opportunity to respond to God because of what he reveals in his Word about himself.

 

This prayer book is unusual.  If you have used a devotional, you know that, normally, we read it and we're done.   Our hearts may or may not connect with what we've read.  But these 31 days of Praying His Word are not designed for passive reading.  If you have used other books in this "Praying His Word" series, you'll notice that this one is a little different. Each day there are three short passages of Scripture - one each on the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.  Then there are three reflective questions designed to interact with the three Scriptures.  The result is a springboard to prayer. 

 

The reflective questions make all the difference.  That's where the Holy Spirit works.  He takes these passages of the Word of God and begins to move in our hearts.   Then, as we ask ourselves the reflective questions with an attitude of openness to the Holy Spirit's promptings, we discover a more honest awareness of our own hearts, its needs, its desires.  We see more clearly into the character and goodness of God.  And then, by the work of the Spirit with the Word, we find ourselves wrapped into a richer appreciation of God himself and his care for us.

 

This is volume 4 in a growing list of "31 day prayer books" from the series "Praying His Word."  

1. Joy!  Praying His Word
2. He Speaks!  Praying His Word
3. Hope!  Praying His Word
4. Father, Son & Spirit!  Praying His Word

• Language: English
• Publisher: HOLOFO productions
• Release date: Aug 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201581787

John Wile

John Wile is recently retired from Barnabas International where, for several decades, together with his wife, Kathryn, as a pastoral team, they served cross-cultural workers in multiple countries around the world.  Prior to serving with Barnabas International, John was pastor of congregations in Wisconsin and Minnesota.  Recently John has been part of a team creating equipping curriculum for Shepherd’s Apprentice, a ministry of Barnabas International.  He has also been helping to produce discipleship material for the family ministry in their local congregation.  Their family includes two adult children, a daughter-in-law and an ever delightful granddaughter.

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Day 1

Adopted by the Father through the atonement of the Son and the animation of the Holy Spirit.

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Psalm 27:10  Though my father and mother forsake me,  the Lord will receive me.

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Genesis 3:15  And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

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Genesis 1:1-2  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Today’s Questions

May these questions lead you into a personal conversation with the Triune God, led by his Word and animated by his