Hello and welcome back to Reedy’s Month in Prayer. We are going through Reedy’s Values and starting today for the next few days we are praying through our value of “We Grow”. The term grow is not a passive word rather it's an active word. And one of our values is that we desire to see growth. And the obvious area that we value to see grow is with our faith. In 2 Peter 3:18, Peter wrote, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18 NIV). We are encouraged to grow in our faith. Mediocrity is a problem for we Aussie Christians. Mediocrity is average. Average may be okay when referring to a person’s sleeping, eating, driving or exercising habits, but when we associate it with living a Christian life, average is far from the standard set throughout the pages of the New Testament. Christians who are just average are not going to impact the world. In fact, they are going to be ignored by the world because nothing within them sets them apart. I’m not saying this to be judgmental nor condemning, but as a challenge to all of us to keep growing in our faith. Let’s ask God about this now and also pray that our Life Groups throughout 2022.
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Hi there. We are participating in Reedy’s Month in Prayer. We’re past the halfway mark so thanks and keep hanging in there. I like what James, the brother of Jesus wrote about prayer. He wrote: “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (James 5:16 NIV). And it is! We’ve been praying through our value of honour. Jesus is worthy of all honour and praise, and we are to honour others which includes family: Matthew 15:4 says, “For God said, 'Honor your father and mother'” (Matthew 15:4 NIV). Jesus was quoting the fifth commandment. Now I appreciate that for some, honouring their parent or parents is a challenge. That’s a whole topic for another day. For others, it’s a biblical value that some of us need to be reminded and act upon. Let’s thank God for the parents in our lives that were a Godly influence and for those who are parents, that they will lead by being Godly.
Thank you for joining with me and others in praying in unison. Our value of honouring starts with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He deserves all our honour and praise for who He is and what He has done. Romans 12:10 also teaches us to honour one another. Paul says, “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves” (Romans 12:10 NIV). This is such a wonderful biblical value that has so many positive consequences. Honouring others by listening, giving our time, and attention, our words of gratitude and encouragement shows to them respect and esteem. Let’s give thanks to God for the good people in our lives and how we may honour them.
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