PRAYERS FOR LOVED ONES THAT SUFFER FROM INTOXICATING DRINK
LORD, may Your almighty love, grace and mercy be with all of the people that suffer from this evil tool satan uses. let them be free in Your name! Amen.
LORD, lead them to the right path you have chosen for them in Jesus name
We pray that all those who suffer from the disease of alcoholism will find peace. May they find the strength and wisdom to follow the path to sobriety.
God hear our prayers and bless everyone with Your power to be relieved of this affliction.
Lord we pray that you speak to the heart of our loved ones that have turned to alcohol as an escape for their weaknesses and sorrows. Please show them what they are doing to themselves and their families and show them that there is a way out and a better life for them. May they draw strength from You, Lord, we ask in Jesus sweet name, amen.
LORD, please help us that are dealing with loved ones that struggle with alcohol and drug addiction. Give us the strength and wisdom to help them with Your help.
LORD, They become violent and angry, but deep within them this is not who they really are, or at least not who You meant for them to be nor they themselves want to be. We pray, in Jesus name that You remove from them this destructive tool of the devil and give them an abundant life in You.
LORD, for those that have loved ones that drink, teach us all to forgive, understand, and show love while setting the right kind of boundaries. Please help us. It's not easy and we feel tired, but we love them. Please bring healing to them and to us and help us make the right decisions everyday. In Christ Jesus name, Amen.
“…but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:14
Father God, we pray our lost loved ones drink of the water the Lord Jesus Your Son offers. They will no longer thirst for harmful drink, but will drink of the living water that You give them that will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life. We pray in Jesus name, amen.
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty. - John 6:35
Bread of life, lead our lost love ones to come to You, so that they will never go hungry. Help them to believe in You so that they will never be thirsty, we pray in Jesus name. Amen.
Rise Again
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IF THERE IS NO RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
Some said there is no resurrection of the dead.
IF there is no resurrection of the dead,
then not even Christ has been raised.
And IF Christ has not been raised,
our preaching is useless and so is your faith
Now if there is no resurrection, and IF the dead are not
not raised,
what will those do who are baptized for the dead?
why are people baptized for them?
And as for us, the Apostle Paul said,
“why do we endanger ourselves every hour?”
The Apostle Paul said he faced death every day,
fought with “wild beasts” in Ephesus with no more than
human hopes.
For what gains IF the dead are not raised.
IF the dead are not raised,
then God did not raise Christ from the dead
IF in fact the dead are not raised.
For IF the dead are not raised,
then Christ has not been raised either.
And IF Christ has not been raised,
your faith is futile;
and you are still in your sins.
Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost.
If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all
people most to be pitied.
IF the dead are not raised, then
“Let us eat and drink,==for tomorrow we die.”
Moreover, IF the dead are not raised,
we are then found to be false witnesses about God,
for the Apostle Paul and the church has testified about
God that He raised Christ from the dead.
Father God, Your Spirit reiterated in no uncertain terms
that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead. We pray for our lost loved ones that they believe this, and that there is also a resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus, for this is the hope of our salvation.
As your Word states in Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord,"
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN TAUGHT, AND WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
Do not be misled:
“Bad company corrupts good character.”
Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning:
For there are some who are to their shame ignorant of God.
CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
In this order: Christ the first fruits,
Then, when the end comes, those who belong to Him.
When the end comes, He will hand over the kingdom
to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion,
authority and power. For He must first reign until He has
put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy to be
destroyed is death. For He “has put everything under
His feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been
put under Him, it is clear that this does not include God
Himself, who put everything under Christ. When He has
done this, then the Son Himself will be made subject to
Him who put everything under Him, so that God may be
all in all.
LORD, in the name of the Lord Jesus deliver our lost loved ones from the doctrine of the sad Sadducees that denies any resurrection of the dead. Help to bring our lost loved ones into the lively hope of Your Son coming for Your believers as Your Word ascertains:
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing. - 2 Timothy 4:8
WHY WE DIE
Death came through man,
for as in Adam all die.
The sting of death is sin,
and the power of sin is the law.
BUT THANKS BE TO GOD!
He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father God, especially those that don’t know You, blame You for people dying. Help them to understand that death came into the world through the disobedience (sin) of Adam, and death by sin because we all sinned (broke Your laws). We’ve all came short of Your glory.
But ever since Adam and Eve sinned, You promised salvation and have brought all believers of Your Promise victory through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Promised One. Thank You, LORD! Help our lost loved ones to believe in Your Promise by believing in the Promised One, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel." - Genesis 3:15
After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
- Genesis 3:24
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
- 2 Timothy 1:1
And this is what he promised us--even eternal life.
- 1 John 2:25
THE RESURRECTION
The resurrection of the dead comes also through a man;
in Christ all will be made alive
Father God, Your Word became flesh, born of a virgin and of Your Spirit. Your Word who was with You in the beginning, by Whom You made all created things, did not hold on to His deity, so that as a man He could die, being the perfect sacrifice You needed--without mar nor sin--to atone for our sins on the cross of Calvary. He said the devil had nothing in Him. Witnesses that testified against him to crucify him had to lie, because he was perfect. He became the spotless, unblemished Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world--our sins--praise God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the three in One God.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. - 1 John 5:7
Father God, You have removed from Your people the bondage of fearing death because of what the Lord Jesus did for us. We have eternal life in Him because He is our personal and sufficient Lord and Savior. As sure as He rose from the dead, those that went to sleep in Him will also rise! Thank You LORD in Jesus name!
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” - John 11:25-26
HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISE?
With what kind of body will they come?
What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
When you sow, you do not plant the body that it will be,
but just a seed (ex. wheat or of something else.)
But God gives it a body as he has determined,
and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.
Not all flesh is the same.
People have one kind of flesh,
animals have another.
Birds have a kind of flesh, and fish another.
There are also heavenly bodies
and there are earthly bodies;
but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind,
and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another
and the stars another;
and star differs from star in splendor.
Father God, anyone that testifies Your Word is true but believes in evolution needs to pay attention to what You said in this Scripture. Nothing living that You created evolves into another kind of flesh.
The body people die in is like the seed that is sown, but it will be a glorious body when it springs up as you describe in the Scriptures below! Praise God!
THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
So will be the resurrection of the dead.
The body that is sown is perishable,
it is raised imperishable.
It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory;
it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;
it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
There is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
The Scriptures tell us,
"The first man, Adam, became a living person."
But the last Adam--that is, Christ--is a life-giving Spirit.
A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" - John 20:26
Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." - Luke 24:39
When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence.
-Luke 24:40-42
The spiritual did not come first,
but the natural, and after that the spiritual.
The first man was of the dust of the earth;
the second man is of heaven.
As was the earthly man, so are those who are of the earth;
and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are in
heaven.
And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man,
so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man.
HERE’S A DECLARATION OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BROTHERS & SISTERS IN CHRIST
Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God,
nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Listen, we have been told a mystery:
We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.
The dead will be raised imperishable,
for the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable,
and the mortal with immortality.
IT WILL HAPPEN:
in a flash,
in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet, for the trumpet shall sound.
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality,
Then the saying that is written will come true:
“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
THEREFORE my dear brothers and sisters,
Stand firm.
Let nothing move you.
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
Because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
- Romans 8:20-25
LORD, we pray our lost loved ones also have this hope that we have, and this gives us reason to stand firm and not allow anything to move us, and to give ourselves fully to the work You’ve given us knowing that our labor in You is not in vain. Save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.
From 1 Corinthians 15
PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES
I Love to Tell the Story
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Tell Me the Story of Jesus
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THE GOSPEL BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED
WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL:
that Paul the apostle received
that Paul the apostle passed to the church
as of first importance
that Paul the apostle preached to the church
that the church preached
that the church received
that the church believed
on which the church stood
by which the church is saved
Otherwise,
you have believed in vain
Father God, we are praying Your Word that will not return void, but it will accomplish why You sent it, and why You sent Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come and seek the lost. Father God, we are praying for our lost loved ones. We pray Your Spirit will lead them to hear the preaching of the Gospel that the Paul the apostle received and passed to the church. This is the Gospel on which we stand and by which we are saved, and the only Gospel that will save our lost loved ones. You have assured us and we believe that we have not believed in vain. Hallelujah!
THE Gospel says:
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
that He was buried
that He was raised from the dead on the third day
according to the Scriptures
that he appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve
After that, he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers
and sisters at the same time, most of whom were still
living when 1 Corinthians 15 was written, though some
had fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
and last of all he appeared to who later became the
Apostle Paul, as to one “abnormally born.”
Paul the Apostle considered himself:
the least of the apostles
not even deserving to be called an apostle
because he persecuted the church of God.
Father in heaven, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray our lost loved ones hearken to the Gospel of our salvation,
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
that He was buried
that He was raised from the dead on the third day
according to the Scriptures.
that He appeared to the apostles and many brethren as
1 Corinthians 15 states.
LORD, Your record is established and true. Manifest Your saving Gospel to our lost loved ones and save them LORD.
BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
The Apostle Paul was who he was.
God’s grace was not without effect.
The apostle Paul worked harder than all,
yet not him, but God’s grace that was with him.
Father God, by Your grace and mercy save our lost loved ones. Helper, Holy Spirit, they believe, help their unbelief.
We trust Your grace for them and for the brethren that are preaching Your Gospel is not without effect. Help these laborers, may Your grace be with them and us and by Your grace save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.
1 Corinthians 15, pt 1
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PRAYING FOR LOST LOVED ONES
I Love to Tell the Story
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THE GOSPEL BY WHICH WE ARE SAVED
WE ARE SAVED BY THE GOSPEL:
that Paul the apostle received
that Paul the apostle passed to the church
as of first importance
that Paul the apostle preached to the church
that the church preached
that the church received
that the church believed
on which the church stood
by which the church is saved
Otherwise,
you have believed in vain
Father God, we are praying Your Word that will not return void, but it will accomplish why You sent it, and why You sent Your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come and seek the lost. Father God, we are praying for our lost loved ones. We pray Your Spirit will lead them to hear the preaching of the Gospel that the Paul the apostle received and passed to the church. This is the Gospel on which we stand and by which we are saved, and the only Gospel that will save our lost loved ones. You have assured us and we believe that we have not believed in vain. Hallelujah!
THE Gospel says:
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
that He was buried
that He was raised from the dead on the third day
according to the Scriptures
that he appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve
After that, he appeared to more than 500 of the brothers
and sisters at the same time, most of whom were still
living when 1 Corinthians 15 was written, though some
had fallen asleep.
Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
and last of all he appeared to who later became the
Apostle Paul, as to one “abnormally born.”
Paul the Apostle considered himself:
the least of the apostles
not even deserving to be called an apostle
because he persecuted the church of God.
Father in heaven, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we pray our lost loved ones hearken to the Gospel of our salvation,
that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
that He was buried
that He was raised from the dead on the third day
according to the Scriptures.
that He appeared to the apostles and many brethren as
1 Corinthians 15 states.
LORD, Your record is established and true. Manifest Your saving Gospel to our lost loved ones and save them LORD.
BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
The Apostle Paul was who he was.
God’s grace was not without effect.
The apostle Paul worked harder than all,
yet not him, but God’s grace that was with him.
Father God, by Your grace and mercy save our lost loved ones. Helper, Holy Spirit, they believe, help their unbelief.
We trust Your grace for them and for the brethren that are preaching Your Gospel is not without effect. Help these laborers, may Your grace be with them and us and by Your grace save our lost loved ones, we pray in Jesus name. Thank You, LORD.
I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!
- Psalm 139-:7
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Even there shall thy hand lead me. - Psalm 139:11-12
Omnipresent Father, detain our lost loved runaways and fugitives trying to run and hide from You. Though thick darkness cover them, the night shall be a light of day about them. You see them and there is no place where You cannot see them. No disguise they put on or action can evade You. Have mercy on them LORD, withhold Your wrath and judgment and bring salvation to them, for You are their Maker, You made them in Your image. Your mercy upholds their soul in life.
Gracious Father, Your loving presence comforts us, for You dwell in us. In You we live, move, and have our being. Concerning our lost loved ones, we look to You for hope. May our lost loved ones see You in the image of Jesus Christ. By seeing Him, they will see You. Help them to be sensible and not flee from You, rather to run to You for refuge and salvation.
"I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said,
'Here am I, here am I.'
- Isaiah 65:1
Manifest Yourself to our lost loved ones by Your irresistible testimony, the saving Gospel. LORD, though they are not looking for You, reveal the Lord Jesus Christ to them. Though they are not seeking You, may You be discovered by them. Though they are not calling on Your name, let them hear You calling them, saying, “HERE AM I, HERE AM I.” Offer them Your favor, invite them to partake of Your salvation. Open their eyes by Your Spirit for them to behold Your glory and the riches of Your grace and wondrous love. Be discernible to them though they are not inquiring.
Father, we pray in Jesus name, amen.
Follow the way of love, and eagerly desire the gifts of the Spirit. Try to excel in those gifts that build up the church. If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what is in 1 Corinthians chapter 14 is the Lord’s command. But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored
Father God, in this chapter (14) of 1 Corinthians You are instructing us concerning the gifts of the Spirit that are for building up the church. May we receive Your instruction, for it is for the benefit of building up Your kingdom so that more souls come into it. We want our lost loved ones to come in, Praise God!
Tongues
The gift of tongues is for speaking to God.
The one speaking in a tongue utters mysteries by the Spirit.
Anyone that speaks in a tongue edifies oneself.
When praying in tongues, your spirit prays, but your mind is unfruitful
Someone speaking in tongues does not speak to people. No one understands him. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You’ll just be speaking into the air.
Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers.
So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
Lord, may we not neglect the gift of tongues for it is for speaking to You and the Spirit uttering mysteries. It is for our own personal edification. We need to be strong in You to be effective prayer warriors and soul winners.
Prophesy
Those that prophesy speak to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort and edify the church.
Prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.
If an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”
LORD, may we take full advantage to receive from the gift of prophesy for the strengthening, encouragement, and comfort of the body as well as edification. We pray for our lost loved ones, that by the hearing of Your Word through this gift they be convicted of sin, as the secrets of their heart are laid bare. We pray they will fall down and worship You, and be convinced of Your presence.
Tongues and prophesy
The Apostle Paul thanked God that he spoke in tongues more than all the others, but in the church he preferred to speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
It is good for every one to speak in tongues, but it’s preferable to prophesy.
The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,
unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified by bringing:
some revelation
or knowledge
or prophesy
or word of instruction.
Lord, encourage Your people by Your Spirit to seek You concerning not only the gift of tongues, but to pray for the gift of interpretation. We desire to receive what revelation, knowledge, prophesy, or word of instruction You have for us. We need all You have for us to better equip us to be better witnesses for You and to be used by You to win the lost.
For this reason if you speak in a tongue, you should pray that you interpret what was spoken. Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, someone else cannot say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying. You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.
So what shall you do?
Pray with your spirit, but also pray with your understanding.
Sing with your spirit, but I also sing with your understanding.
Think like adults.
In the Law it is written:
“With other tongues
and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
but even then they will not listen to me,
says the Lord.”
LORD, teach us to pray with our spirit and also with our understanding, and to sing with our spirit, and also with our understanding. Help us to think like adults.
Coming Together
Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.
When coming together, each one has:
A hymn
A word of instruction
A revelation
If a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop.
A tongue and interpretation.
One, and at the most three, should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
Prophesy
Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said. All can prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace--as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.
LORD, when as Your body of believers we come together, may Your church heed Your command to do everything as You will so that the church be built up, through worship, instruction, revelation, and prophesy. To benefit the church it should be done as You say, in a fitting and orderly way. Yes, LORD, Your instructions are set for our benefit, and for the benefit to bring in the lost, and our lost loved ones.
Women
Women should remain silent in the churches, they are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.
Father, this Scripture is seldom, if ever, expounded on at church. Women should do everything You say, for the sake of allowing You to work in all our lives to fulfill Your purpose and will for our benefit and our families. And it is Your will that none should perish but come to the knowledge of the truth, repent and be saved through faith in Your Son, the Lord Jesus. This is our prayer, LORD, for our lost loved ones, that they be saved. Thank You, LORD, in Jesus name, Amen.
From 1 Corinthians 14
1 CORINTHIANS 13 LOVE
GIFTS, ATTRIBUTES AND WORKS WITHOUT LOVE
Speak in tongues of angels
They will be stilled.
BUT WITHOUT LOVE:
I am a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal
Prophesy
They will cease,
for we prophesy in part
but when completeness comes,
what is in part disappears.
Fathom all mysteries
All Knowledge
It will pass away,
for we know in part
but when completeness comes,
what is in part disappears.
Faith that can move mountains
BUT WITHOUT LOVE:
I am nothing
Give all possessions to the poor
Give over body to hardship that I can boast
BUT HAVE NO LOVE:
I gain nothing
God forbid that we be void of love, for we will be void also, and gain nothing, and to those we want to win to Christ, without love, we will sound like a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
We cannot have faith without love. Lord our lost loved ones need for us to love them because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Corinthians 13 LOVE
Love is:
Patient
Kind
Love does not:
Envy
Boast
Dishonor others
Delight in evil
Love is not:
Proud
Self-seeking
Easily angered
Love:
Keeps no record of wrongs
Rejoices with the truth
Love always:
Protects
Trusts
Hopes
Perseveres
Love never:
Fails
Father God, 1 Corinthians love Is what our lost loved ones need from us.
Stir our hearts with Your gift of love by Your Spirit, for it is the fruit of the Spirit that gives us 1 Corinthians 13 love.
We want to be patient and kind with our lost loved ones. We don’t want to keep a record of all their wrongs, or be easily angered with them, biting, devouring, and consuming them, beating them with Your Word. If at all possible, we want to live in peace with them.
Neither do we intend to be self-seeking, but seek the prosperity of our lost loved ones’ soul.
We want Your love in us for them that always protects, trusts, hopes, and perseveres.
Your love that never fails.
When I was a child:
I talked like a child
Thought like a child
Reasoned like a child
When I became an adult:
I put the ways of childhood behind me
Father God, help our lost loved ones to be strong adults and not act like children. Deliver them from being servants of the world, the flesh, and the devil. We are standing in the gap for them in prayer before You for their the salvation of their soul, fighting not against them, but against the rulers, authorities, powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
For now:
We see only a reflection as in a mirror
Know in part
But then:
We shall see face to face
Know fully,
even as we are fully known
Three remain: faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love
Father God, though we only see and know in part, we commit ourselves and our lost loved ones to You in full trust with the virtues of Your Spirit:
faith, hope and love,
but the greatest of these is love.
We are praying, LORD, always and unceasingly for the salvation of our lost loved ones' soul.
Thank You, LORD, in Jesus name, amen.
From 1 Corinthians 13
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