Night Prayer
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Inspiration
Nowadays, the last part of this verse is so popular that we interpret it as since God is with me, then all things are possible for me. Actually, God does not guarantee that we will succeed in every venture. Humanity is completely unable to achieve salvation through personal effort—only God can save, because of God’s omnipotence—his absolute power to what he pleases.
Prayer
Lord, I thank you for your mighty power, I thank you because your power is unlimited, and there is nothing impossible for you to do, it is by your power that I’m alive today. I rest on this power today, please let your power provide solutions to all my difficulties. Everything that I have been finding impossible to accomplish, by your power that knows no impossibility. Help me to accomplish them. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
Night Prayer
And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
Inspiration
We cannot surrender part of our lives to serve the Lord; we must surrender it all. We see multiple occurrences in the New Testament when Jesus says, 'follow me,' met with an excuse or other business that needed to be taken care of first. We like to think that, given the opportunity, we would follow immediately, but that may not be true. We put many earthly activities before the Lord. We make idols of technology, sports, and other activities or people. These secondary priorities cause us to wander away from the Lord instead of closer to Him. We must analyze our walk closely and remove all stumbling blocks that distract us from the Lord.
Prayer
Dear Lord, we want to serve You with all our hearts. Help us analyze our lives and remove stumbling blocks that slow our walk with You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
