Morning Prayer
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
Inspiration
We attempt to hide our thoughts and actions from the Lord; it is useless. Our Creator knows our sinful nature and understands we will always fall short, yet, He loves us anyway and grants forgiveness for our transgressions. Instead of trying to hide our sin by omitting details, we will come before the Lord with honesty and ask for repentance with genuine hearts. We love our Heavenly Father and trust Him to guide us toward the path of righteousness when we admit our transgressions against Him.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sins as we come to You with honest hearts. We lay down our transgressions before You with pure hearts and choose to live according to Your will each day. 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.
