Night Prayer
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Inspiration
Lose your life to find life. This is one of the great paradoxes of the Christian faith. But when we understand that the life that this world offers is so incomplete and ultimately leads to death, we start to make sense of Jesus’ words. When we surrender to the life that Jesus calls us to, we become fully alive, people of hope, free to pursue the pursuits of God’s kingdom, instead of the temporal pursuits that the world offers.
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for giving me new life. I surrender my life to You and ask that You use me where You want to use me. You have given me hope and security and made me a citizen of Your kingdom. Fill me with Your Spirit, so that I may live a life worthy of Your name for Your kingdom’s sake. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Night Prayer
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Inspiration
We despise the thought of a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. The outside is easy to clean; it's the caked-up residue on the inside that's so difficult to remove. Jesus compares the scribes and Pharisees with dishes that have been wiped clean on the outside while dirty inside. The Pharisees took exceptional care of their outward appearance and neglected their inward spirits. We are guilty of allowing our hearts to be left filthy as well. We look and act as we should while our souls are full of darkness. We must continue to converse with the Holy Spirit daily and trust His guidance to cleanse our sinful nature.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sinful nature. We yearn for cleansing from within, so we are genuine witnesses to Your name. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
