3:18 (2 Peter) “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭18‬ 

Lord God, we come and give praise to You for all your patience and better promises. We want to grow in the grace and knowledge of Your Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus. Forgive us for being often distracted and immature, we turn back to You. We want to be sensitive to the leading of the Spirit of the Son in us. How grateful we are of experiencing the Spirit’s leading and empowering in our interactions with friends and family, especially ones who are yet to return to You. Cause us to grow in His grace which is also Your grace so as to express Your grace to a world desperately needing to know Christ as grace. We pray for ourselves and our Japanese brothers and sisters who are the first member of their families to live out Christ’s life. We ask to know Christ more and more so that all the yet-to-be-saved family members can witness the transformation. Christ alone is grace personified. And we desire whole households to believe just as You have promised, you and your household. So Lord God, we present ourselves to You as a living sacrifice. We choose Christ to live for us and to be expressed in us. Bring our yet-to-be-saved family and friends to repentance as well to live Christ and give You the glory today and all our days through to eternity.

In Jesus’ most gracious name.