The WHY behind what we do

 Alright, Facebook friends - for the past week, we've been sharing a daily section of scripture and prayer requests. We purposefully did not share the reasons or an explanation of what we planned beforehand, as we wanted to see who would notice. God has laid on our hearts, that so often social media is filled with nothing that matters, and we want to change that for God's glory. 

Sure, it's fun to see photos of our vacations and family activities, but it also often turns into a pit of false-self-representation, judgment, or relationship destruction, as comments become a battlefield. This is not how God's people should live. So, if you've always wanted to read through the Bible, buckle up, subscribe, share, or whatever you have to do to stay on this journey with us.  

We are not going to have large sections of scripture, but just a few verses each day to assure everyone has time to make it through, even if you only have five minutes. Whether you join us here on Facebook, or our blog ( OurZambiaJourney.blogspot.com ) , please share with your friends that they can read through the book of Colossians this month of July. Each month will be a different book of the Bible, so this will be a long journey, but that's ok. The goal is to keep God's Word before us each day and guide our prayers to follow that Word. 

Please feel free to leave comments of how God led you to pray through the daily scriptures, or something you learned from the verses that day. Or....feel free to leave your prayer requests for others to join you in prayer. The goal is for all of us to realize that no matter what our sphere of influence, we can all make God's Word the focus each day and encourage others to choose to follow Christ -- the only TRUE source of hope. 

Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 7, 2026

 July 7 -- Colossians 1: 21-23 "And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister."

Prayer focus for the day: Pray these scriptures for our children at the Tree of Life Children's Village in Zambia; that those who have not chosen to follow Christ will choose Him alone and those who have will be stable and steadfast in their faith, no matter what has happened in their lives so far. 

Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 6, 2026

 July 6 -- Colossians 1: 17-20 "And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross."

Prayer focus for the day: Pray for Jesus Christ to be preeminent in EVERYTHING!  This is the day - why wait?!

Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 5, 2026

 July 5 --  Colossians 1: 13-16 "He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities -- all things were created through him and for him." (ESV)

Prayer focus for the day: Praise the Lord for salvation; for Jesus Christ who is our only hope and the way for our redemption - forgiveness of our sins. Praise the Lord that through Him we were all created. Pray that we can each clearly share Christ with all we come in contact with that more and more will come to salvation through Jesus Christ alone. 

Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 4, 2026

 July 4 --  Colossians 1: 10-12 "so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light." (ESV)

Prayer focus for the day: 

* Pray for the United States of America as we celebrate our 250 years of independence!!!  (Happy Birthday USA!) 

* In praying, the verses above should guide us all... pray that all Christians would walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him. 

* Pray that each of us would bear fruit in every good work and that we would all increase in the knowledge of God. 

* Pray for all who have not chosen to follow Christ to know, believe, and choose Christ alone!  

* Pray we would all be strengthened with God's power, according to His glorious might for the endurance to run the race we were created to run for Him. 

* Pray that we would each find our joy today, not just in fireworks, outings, and celebrations, but in Christ alone. That we would be patient before the Lord to know what He has for us and that we would give thanks to God alone for our nation and all our blessings.

Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 3, 2026

 uly 3 --  Colossians 1: 7-9 "just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit. And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding" (ESV)

Prayer focus for the day: Pray today   that as we work with the children in Zambia, we would be filled with the knowledge of God's will to guide them to know and understand truth. 

Scripture & Prayer Focus for July 2, 2026

 Our Zambia Journey Scripture and Prayer Focus for July 2, 2026 -- Colossians 1: 4-6 "since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing -- as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth," (ESV)

Prayer focus for the day: Pray that the one and only TRUE gospel of Jesus Christ would be made known around the world; that whether each of us is making a comment on social media, replying to a "post", or chatting with someone, the grace of God in TRUTH would be procalimed.  Pray for each follower of Jesus to truly understand and share the truth of God's word, and for those who have never believed to believe, choose Jesus, and follow Him today.