October 9, 2022

Passage Read: 1 Timothy 1-2
Meditation Verses: 2:1-4

Thought

We are to pray for rulers and authorities and all men, that we might lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. This is pleasing to God, who desires that all men be saved and know Him in His fullness. Praying for leaders has our peaceful lives lived in godliness in view, that is the goal. And that goal is connected to helping people understand God in truth and perhaps even be saved. He doesn't say we will be rich, but he wants us to live peaceful and quiet lives in godliness, so that people can know God better. If we're hiding, people can't know God very well. If we're ungodly, people can't know God at all.

Application

I need to be praying for our leaders more, not so I can have an easier, more pleasant life, but so that I can live a more godly life in view of my neighbors, so that they might be able to understand who God is.