Is this even possible, for me to live worthy of the Lord?
“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;” (Colossians 1:10, ESV) The ‘walk’ here is speaking of how we live our lives – the prayer here is for you / me / all in Christ […]
Evening Prayers
Father, for the blessings of this day that has passed, for the joy of your presence tonight – hear my thanks and praise and just because you are God, I give you glory and honor and praise forever. Father, I have sinned against you today by my thoughts, words, and actions, have mercy forgive me […]
Morning Prayer
Good morning, Lord – just knowing you are listening for my prayers is such a great blessing – you who created all things have told me to pray and promised me to hear and answer every prayer made according to your will. Lord, hear my prayer for love to abound in all people in all […]
But I Say to you …
“So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” (Matthew 5:23–24, ESV) We have been, by the blood of Jesus (his redemption […]
“filler up please”
“…asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,” (Colossians 1:9, ESV) Can you imagine anything more joyful than that: being filled up in our spirit with the knowledge of the will of God In All spiritual wisdom and understanding ALL SPIRITUAL WISDOM – Lord I […]
Evening Prayers
Lord, as we take our daily inventory, as we look back across the day that has just passed – we can see the right steps we took because we were closely following Jesus. We can also see the glaring sinful steps we took when we tried to do life on our own with only ourselves […]
Morning Prayer
Here is our prayer O Lord – teach us and help us to be Christ followers. We desperately need your help – your grace to be able to follow our Savior and Lord today. We want to be right behind Jesus, but we find that so often we get tangled in life’s struggles and we […]
But I Say to you …
““You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You […]
Unceasing Prayer For Others
“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,” (Colossians 1:9, ESV) Is there someone who is such a great influence on you by their faith in Christ that you just […]
Evening Prayers
Thank you Lord for such a wonderful and joyful day in the Lord Jesus Christ – for such a blessed day because we know that you have been with us every step of the way – what a joy, what a fellowship you have for us in Christ. Lord, at the end of this day […]