December 17 2024 – Steps 2 Success with Spiritual Solutions

Our Daily Walk with Christ Devotional – December 17, 2024

In Colossians, Chapter 1, verses 9-14, the Apostle Paul expresses his prayer for the members of the Colossae Church. The members faced many challenges including “The pressure to conform to the religious beliefs and practices of their Jewish and pagan neighbors and false teachers who defamed the deity of Christ. Still, Paul persevered in his declaration that Jesus alone is Supreme and Sufficient.”

“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” —Ephesians 6:18, NIV

The spiritually uplifting and beautiful prayer reminds us to redirect our focus from ourselves to praying for other [suffering] believers globally. By praying for our brothers and sisters, we grow in love and compassion and receive much-needed blessings from God. In the turbulence of these perilous times, every believer desperately needs the Divine blessings of an increase in faith, along with peace, joy, wisdom, and Jesus’ strength.

We may never meet the people, we are praying for in our present lives, but still lifting others in prayer before the Throne of Grace is a plea for God to intercede and a catalyst for our spiritual growth. Not only does Intercessory prayer change our perception [we begin to see life through spiritual eyes], but it also invites the Holy Spirit to transform our naturally selfish hearts into a Christ-like heart filled with the Fruit of the Spirit.

“You pray for me, I pray for you, and watch God change things.”

Lord God, we pray for every believer throughout this world to receive the blessing of Your gift of inner peace as they face external opposition from wars, as well as civil, political, and social unrest. We ask for an increase of faith and spiritual strength in the Christian Global Community, especially for those who are suffering from persecution because they accepted you as their personal Savior. Help us to look outside of ourselves and faithfully trust You when facing personal hardships, the dilemmas of unforeseen change, fears, and grief. Jesus, we desperately need Your Divine Strength to keep persevering until You come again. We thank You and ask this prayer of Intercession in the Merciful Name of Jesus, Amen.

About Us

Steps 2 Success with Spiritual Solutions is a Bible-based Ministry.

“Here is the patience of the saints, here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus” (Revelation 14:12).

We believe in the Proclamations of the Three Angels Messages found in Revelation 14:6-11.

We believe in the Triune God who is God, the Father, Jesus, God, His Son, and God,the Holy Spirit.

We believe in the Plan of Salvation and that we are forgiven of our sins. And we strive to live as those who are forgiven by giving up our sinful desires and submitting our will to God through humility, obedience, diligent prayer and consistent study of the Bible, the Word of God.

We believe Redemption mandated that Divinity become humanity; Redemption required the death of Jesus and the shedding of his blood on the cross that we may have Eternal life.

We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus.

We believe that immortality will be received at Jesus’ Second Coming and not when an individual dies.

We believe that Satan, evil angels, and the wicked will be destroyed by fire. Malachi 4:1

We believe in the entire Bible and that all scripture was written under the inspiration of God.

We believe in the Fourth commandment which tells us that the 7th Day, Saturday is the Sabbath. God blessed the Creation Sabbath and it is Holy. In Genesis, a day is identified as the evening and the morning, therefore, we observe the Sabbath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.

We believe that humanity was created in the image of God and that we are to love God and to love each other as God loves us.

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the only way to God is to believe Jesus died, was raised on the third day, and is now in heaven serving as our Heavenly Intercessor.

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