Evening Prayers
We close this day as we began it – looking to Jesus. Now as we prepare to lay down, we lay down with Jesus the true answer. Lord, help us to cease our worrying and anxiousness over the things of this world and to know assuredly that our hope is in you. You have promised […]
Morning Prayers
Dear Lord, we awake to new dangers and threats and atrocities every day – help us to look to you and focus on you because there is no answer in this world like your answer – JESUS. Help me / us all to live today with our eyes on Jesus and know that he doesn’t […]
Trailing Jesus
“and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12, ESV) We have all sinned and fallen short of God’s glory (Romans 3:23) and we all need to seek God’s forgiveness for our sin. Now, we need to understand that if we have placed our faith in Jesus as our Savior […]
Evening Prayers
You are Lord over the bright sunlit day and you are Lord over the dark and sacred night – you are my Lord and you are my Savior and I trust in you and rest in you. Nothing in all creation, not the night, not the day, nor anything else can ever separate me from […]
Morning Prayers
This morning breaks like the first morning and though separated by thousands of years, you O Lord who gave us the first day break and the one we have today – you have not changed, you are the same – you are all powerful, ever present, all loving, fair, holy, all knowing, just, good and […]
No Need To Look Past God
“Give us this day our daily bread,” (Matthew 6:11, ESV) When we pray, we are saying to the Lord: “I am depending on you.” We are looking to God as our provider. We know that we can count on God to provide what is needed – his provision is always sufficient. He has so loved […]
Evening Prayers
Father, as I look back across the day, I recall that you have been with me and uplifted me and kept me going through the entire day. Thank you, Lord. Help me Lord to now live through the night in the same way, looking ever and always to Jesus the Author and Finisher of my […]
Morning Prayers
O Lord, I enjoy and give thanks for the joy of this new day in the Lord and for all you are ever doing in us and we pray through us as well. Though we readily confess we are not worthy of your great mercy, we thank you for it and we too extend mercy […]
Not My Will In Heaven, But God’s Will Done Here!
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10, ESV) WHAT PRAYER IS NOT – prayer is not about trying to get God to do our will. Jesus was content with saying to his Father, “nevertheless, not my will but your will be done…” Jesus, even though he […]
Evening Prayers
Lord, you are so precious to me. Your words are so enlightening. Your mercy is so undeserved, and your grace is so underused by me – help me now to just surrender to you and say ‘Lord, have your way in me this night, create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit […]