Morning Prayer
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Inspiration
By God’s grace, we are freed from our bondage to sin. But that does not mean that grace grants us a license to sin. Rather, we are free to serve God even more completely. It may seem paradoxical, at first. But because we are free from condemnation, we are free from fear. And so we serve not out of the burden of dread and obligation, but out of an outpouring of gratitude and joy.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for rescuing me from sin and its chains. Lord as I celebrate my new freedom in You, give me to wisdom to turn from sin now that I am free to truly be the person that You want me to be. Fill me with Your love, so that my joy and peace in You may overflow into good works of service and gratitude that glorify and honor You. 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.
