"Father, I thank You that You have heard me. I knew that You always hear me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that You sent me."
John 11:42
These words were prayed by our Lord Jesus in order to bring glory to His Father and prove to the people that God had sent Him. Sometimes we pray for the benefit of those around us. God knows all things, and He knows what we’re going to say before we say it. Therefore, many of the things we pray out loud are for the benefit of those we are praying with.
Our words bring hope and faith to those for whom we pray, just as our Lord’s words did for those who believed. Let us pray this prayer in love for one another.
