Night Prayer
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
Inspiration
How often do we take action to overcome our struggles without conversing with God? When our plan of action backfires, we become confused and frustrated. God thinks much differently than we do. He sees beyond what we see today and knows what the future holds. Our planned outcome may only lead to misery and sadness, whereas His plan leads to peace and happiness. Let us surrender our hearts entirely to God’s will and trust His plan for our future.
Prayer
Dear Lord, we do not need to understand Your plan because You think about things we cannot comprehend. We trust You completely. 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.
