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Excerpt from Spirit of Grace - By Murray Wylie

My attention was first drawn to the subject of supplication when reading Philippians chapter four. There we read in verse five that ‘the Lord is at hand’. Then in verse six we read that we are to ‘be anxious for nothing’, but to practise supplication in everything. There is a contrast made between nothing and everything. At a simple level, the point is that we are to be anxious for nothing, and to pray about everything. That’s where the message of the song begins.

As there is quite a range of Scripture content invested in the song, we will take time to read the following passages.

Zech 12:10. ‘And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.’

Phil 4:5-7. ‘The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.’ NKJV and NASU.

Phil 2:1-8. ‘Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfil my joy by being of the same mind ... look out not only for [your] own interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this mind in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant.’ NKJV and NASU.