Fasting and Prayer Day 17 – Pe פ
Pe פ
The letter Pe is the 17th in the Hebrew alphabet and has the numeric value of 80. It has two forms has two different vocalizations – a hard p or a soft f sound. The pictograph version looks somewhat like a mouth. The classic Hebrew script changes names and sound with the addition of a small dot in the center.
Pe פ Prayer Focus: Keep It Simple!
With the word Pe having a meaning of not only mouth but also word or expression, today’s prayer focus is about the words that Jesus gave to us. He said to enter the Kingdom we must become like a little child, but often we make it complex. The Today.Church vision is just a simple version of three primary words or commands Jesus gave us.
Love God. Love people. Make disciples.
Just as the letter Pe changes form based on one little dot, obeying Jesus is also about the small things. What did He really command us to do. Keep it simple. Our calls to action, God’s words to us, are not complicated.
So why do we make it so complicated? Honestly, many times it’s just a distraction to keep us from obeying in the small things. Ever notice when a kid is making up an excuse to get out of trouble the story often gets more and more complex? We often do the same thing.
When at our jobs, we make sure to obey the rules and do what we’re told so we don’t have to be let go. Yet when it comes to the eternal departure from the Kingdom, commitment becomes “too hard.”
Loving God, loving people and making disciples isn’t optional for a Jesus follower. Those are very specific commands. It’s easier to sit around and debate theories. How can we keep it simple?
What we call the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 is really just a few simple steps. Go. Baptize. Teach. Yet if you look at the statistics in America, the decline in church attendance is clear evidence that too many of us don’t really keep it simple and do what Jesus said.
Who is in my circle of influence? Who can I connect with? Where can I go outside of my comfort zone and share the Good News?
Today let’s pray to keep it simple!
Here are some scriptures to meditate on as we pray together:
(mouse over or click the scripture references)
Matthew 4:19-20 | Mark 16:15 | Acts 1:8 |
Romans 10:14–15 | 2 Timothy 2:2 | 1 John 5:3
Section פ of Psalm 119
Psalms 119:129-136 (NET) פ (Pe)
129 Your rules are marvelous.
Therefore I observe them.
130 Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines.
They give insight to the untrained.
131 I open my mouth and pant,
because I long for your commands.
132 Turn toward me and extend mercy to me,
as you typically do to your loyal followers.
133 Direct my steps by your word!
Do not let any sin dominate me!
134 Deliver me from oppressive men,
so that I can keep your precepts.
135 Smile on your servant!
Teach me your statutes!
136 Tears stream down from my eyes,
because people do not keep your law.
As we move Faith Forward into the last half 2022, join us as we set aside another 22 days to fast and pray! We are encouraging everyone to join us in praying. In addition to the daily focuses, consider setting one or more of these prayer reminders:
Early Morning: Lord’s Prayer & Psalm 23
Matthew 6:9-13 & Psalm 23
10:02 am – Workers In The Harvest
Luke 10:2
1:03 pm – Spiritual Warfare
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
4:26 pm – Open Doors For Sharing the Good News
Colossians 4:2-6
Evening: Thanksgiving & Prayer for DMM
1 Thessalonians 1:2-7
Daily Focuses
There are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew Aleph-Bet (alphabet), and each letter is rich with spiritual meaning. The Hebrew word meaning “letter” is אוֹת, which in English is transliterated as “ot”. אוֹת can also mean sign or wonder! Many Hebrew scholars believe that each letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet contains miraculous signs that point us to the wonder of God’s truth!
Below you will find more detail and links to a short devotional and prayer focus for each of the 22 days, based on the Hebrew Aleph-Bet. Comments are enabled on each page so we can encourage each other, and learn together!
A prayer group is available on the web or in our t.c Mobile App, and a virtual prayer room is linked below. Specific requests can be posted publically or privately at the prayer wall.
We are expecting God to continue to do great things in 2022. Who’s ready to fast and pray Faith Forward?
22 Days of Fasting And Prayer Devotionals
We will be focusing on a different letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet each day. According to Jewish tradition, God created the entire universe using these letters and taught them to Adam who passed them down through the generations. As we fast and pray together, we will explore the Biblical symbolism and meaning of each letter.
There will be a new post each day! If you would like more extensive self-study, here’s a link to a great resource:
The Hebrew Alphabet
There are several examples in the Bible where the writers used the Hebrew alphabet as an acrostic. (Meaning that the first word of each verse begins with each Hebrew letter in turn, from 1 through 22. The most famous example is Psalm 119, which features 22 sections of 8 verses that start with the corresponding letter. Those sections will be posted each day for reading and to guide our prayer.
Click on the title below for each day to see the full post:
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