Supplication Prayers
Bible Readings
Take a few minutes to read the Bible verses listed and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in how this verse applies to you this week.
25 I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing? 26 Look at the birds in the sky! They don't plant or harvest. They don't even store grain in barns. Yet your Father in heaven takes care of them. Aren't you worth much more than birds? 27 Can worry make you live longer? 28 Why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow. They don't work hard to make their clothes. 29 But I tell you that Solomon with all his wealth wasn't as well clothed as one of them. 30 God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields, even though it is here today and thrown into a fire tomorrow. God will surely do even more for you! Why do you have such little faith? 31 Don't worry and ask yourselves, “Will we have anything to eat? Will we have anything to drink? Will we have any clothes to wear?” 32 Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father in heaven knows you need all of these. 33 But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. 34 Don't worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.
Matthew 6:25-34
Memory Verse
Philippians 4:6-7
6 Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. 7 Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel.
Have you ever seen a bird go to the grocery store or watched a flower sewing a dress? That would be silly! Birds get their food from nature, and flowers are beautiful just the way they are. That’s just how God designed creation.
Jesus told us that like the birds and wildflowers, we don’t have to worry about what we eat or drink or wear, because God knows what we need and provides for us. So if God knows what we need, why do we have to ask him to supply our needs when we pray? Well, the Bible commands us to bring our requests to God with a thankful heart. By doing this, we tell God we know he is in control and he loves us. When we trust that he will provide for us in his way and in his timing, we will feel at peace about our needs, more than we can even understand!
Asking God to supply our needs is completely different than making a wish on a birthday candle or writing a letter to Santa. God is much bigger and much better than that! But because he is so big and so powerful and so loving, he doesn’t just give us what we want. He gives us what is best for us, because he knows what we really need.
Prayer
Dear God, you are perfect in every way. Please forgive me for the times I have not trusted you. Thank you for having a plan for me. Help me to follow you. Amen.Related Resources
Areo Keller-Donahue
As soon as Areo could pick up a popsicle stick, she was making puppets and putting on plays that shared her faith with her neighbors. Areo grew up with a strong interest in musical theatre and earned her BFA at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Areo was led to use artistic gifts to share the gospel with young ones, and she became involved in ministry. She has worked in children's ministry at Redeemer Upper West Side and North Way Christian Community and is currently developing a musical live-action series that celebrates faith and fun. Areo and her husband live in Pittsburgh, where they enjoy spending time with their families and adorable cat, Daisy.