Heavenly Father, those who sacrifice their time, affections, and finances to idols are doing so at their own peril. We want to offer our lives as living sacrifices, making them holy and acceptable to You. When we exchange that which is best from You for that which is appealing from the devil we regress. We fall back rather than move forward. We want to be led of Your Spirit step by step, day by day, moment by moment. Whenever we’re tempted to compromise remind us of the tragic exchange that will result and the awful consequences that follow. We want to stay on the straight and narrow, not going one step off the right way. Help us to do so, in the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
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Heavenly Father, when we gave You our heart, we made the willful choice to no longer conform to the trends and philosophies of this world. Instead we ask You to daily renew our minds so that we see this world and its philosophies through the eyes of Christ. We are put to the test daily in deciding what is truth and what is error. May Your Holy Word be our reference point and Your Spirit be our Guide as we are exposed to countless philosophies based on human understanding and the basic principles of this world rather than Your eternal foundational truths. Sharpen our discernment and grant us courage so that we readily know truth from error and are fearless in saying so. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. Heavenly Father, as I get older and look at around at accumulated things, I realize that treasures we store up here on earth grow old, get broken, need to be fixed, turn rusty and are often lost along the way. But when we gather treasures of the heart such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, and many other such fruit, they are treasures that are most useful in our spiritual treasure chest here on earth. And their virtuous character transfers with us to the other side. Help us not to seek after treasures that expire but rather treasures that have lasting eternal value, for where our treasure is there our heart is also. We want to keep our focus upward so that our heart’s longings are there as well. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Heavenly Father, as I sit here this morning and look and see advertisements that came in yesterday and turn my computer on and my email is full of junk, I come to the conclusion we live in an age where both our land mailboxes and computer mailboxes are crammed with gimmicks. My phone rings most of the day with credit card offers, or people offering car insurance for a vehicle I don't own. We are in a time where offers are rendered to viewers through every media outlet so we’ve grown skeptical about receiving anything of value that we don’t pay for ourselves. Yet the greatest eternal gift offered to all of humanity is beyond our ability to pay. What we were unable to do through the Law You did by sending Your own Son, Jesus, in the likeness of our sinful flesh. In doing so He made Himself an offering for our sin so that we might receive forgiveness and be adopted into the family of God. Such wondrous love You pour out to sinners who disregard and defile Your Law. We are gratefully indebted to Christ Jesus our Lord who paid the ultimate sacrifice of laying down His life for our sins. which brought about forgiveness and places us in right standing with You, our loving Father. We cannot boast, for it is not in observance of the Law that we are cleansed, but through the free gift of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.We have freely received this gift and we want to freely share it with those who have not heard. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen. Heavenly Father, I praise Jesus for the finished work He did to save me from eternal death. I was lost, but now I'm found. In exchange for our filthy rags You clothe us with a garment of praise. Our sins of crimson are lifted and we are washed white as snow. While we were yet sinners and powerless Jesus died for us, the Godly for the ungodly, and we are now covered by His cleansing, atoning blood, destined to reign with Him forever in heaven. Words are totally inadequate to express our thanks but we dedicate our lives to that purpose. Ours is a deep, eternal gratitude to You for Your matchless mercy and grace lavished upon us.Thank You Jesus and we pray in Your mighty name. Amen. Heavenly Father, in this life we have a choice of who we are going to follow. We can follow the world, whose master is Satan, or we can follow the Master Himself, Jesus. In scripture, we’re told to do everything without complaining, so that we shine like stars in the universe. We know that people are drawn to light where brightness is present and warmth is extended. Help our conversation to be full of grace, tenderness, light, and truth so that we will positively affect those around us. May we be as a sweet aroma to You and those whom we meet on our life’s journey. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. Heavenly Father, when we look around at people in the world, we see those that seem to climb to success quickly and then there are those that seem to struggle in everything they do. When you look into the lives of people, some people experience what seems like a pretty easy ride through life while others struggle with one burden after another. How we respond to those heavy burdens determines our future, our circumstances, and our final destiny. We ask for greater faith to believe that, when we commit our ways to You, the burdens we bear as believers are not intended for our misery. Rather Your plan is that all things will work together for good not only for the one suffering but for those who are influenced by those of us who choose to remain devoted and faithful in the most difficult of circumstances. This side of heaven is only the beginning of how You are working Your good, perfect, and pleasing will in our lives. Thank You Jesus and in Your name I ask and thank. Amen. Heavenly Father, we live in a dark, cruel world, where there are those that mock us and persecute us for our love and faith in You. You are my light and my salvation so why should I be afraid? You protect me from danger so why should I be nervous? When evil people seek to destroy me; when my enemies attack me, they will stumble and fall at Your command. Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will be steadfast. Even if they attack me, I remain confident that You are watching over me. My heart’s desire is to be in Your presence where I praise You by meditating on Your truths. I find comfort in Your merciful provisions. In the day of trouble You will keep me safe. You will hide me in the shelter of Your tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. Then I will hold my head high, above my enemies who surround me. Through it all I am confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord. Help me to wait for You, Lord, to be strong and take heart, as I wait for You. I will see Your mighty hand of provision here on this side or I will view You in all Your majesty on the other side where You reign supreme. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. Heavenly Father, we thank You for another day that we can carry out Your Word to the world. We thank You for the diligence and passion of faithful missionaries, pastors, evangelists, song writers and others who are in the trenches of impacting lives destroyed by the devil’s vices. Sometimes we feel our impact on others is so insignificant in comparison to the Billy Grahams, or of that of the late David Wilkerson, but You’ve called us to make a difference in our circle of influence where You strategically placed us. We’re reminded by Scripture today that You will be the One who evaluates our effectiveness. It is not the visible fruit of our labors that determines the validity of our calling, but it is obedience to Your Word that helps us to continue in the work You’ve called us to do. Help us to be faithful! We glorify You name and we ask theses things in Jesus name. Amen. Heavenly Father, we pray for those families in Florida, Mass and elsewhere that are missing family members and friends that have died needlessly. Lord I also pray for so many that I have heard in the last couple months that have lost loved ones because of sickness. I pray that You would bring intense comfort that is even more powerful than the inevitable mourning that accompanies the loss of precious loved ones. May You be glorified in the midst of some of these shootings as there court dates and people called to testify. I pray that You grant wisdom and healing to ministry leaders in the wake of such violence as we always want to welcome people of all backgrounds, stable or unstable, through the open doors of our churches where repentance is preached and lives are changed.I thank You Lord and ask this in Jesus name. Amen. |
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