2 Corinthians 8 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Corinthians 8.

Meditate on this phrase from verse 5.

They first gave themselves to the Lord.

The Christians in Corinth had areas in their lives where they needed to mature. Giving was one of those areas, so Paul told them about the churches in Macedonia. By comparison, the Corinthian believers were much wealthier than the believers in Macedonia, yet even in their deep poverty, the churches in Macedonia “overflowed in the wealth of their liberality” (2 Corinthians 8:1). The Macedonian believers gave beyond their ability because they first gave themselves to the LORD.

When you give yourself to the LORD, He enables you to do things beyond your ability. You do things by the will of God and not by your will. God causes you to abound in everything to do His will.

Pray 2 Corinthians 8:5 and 7 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, may ______ and I first give ourselves to You

 then to others by Your will.


Make us abound in everything,


in faith and utterance and knowledge

and in all earnestness and in love,


so we can abound in Your gracious work.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell