Night Prayer
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Inspiration
We desire to be more patient in our everyday life. We become frustrated during our morning routine when running late and grow anxious if the lunch line is going too slow. We are agitated by slow moving traffic during the evening commute and become irritable when dinner takes longer than expected. Our impatience leads to anger and causes us to say hurtful words to one another. We must surrender these feelings of angst to the Lord and so our hearts will be opened to encourage one another and show God’s love to the world.
Prayer
Dear Father, our schedules are busy, and we become angry when we fall behind. Please forgive us for being impatient and help us show the light of Your love to the world through our words and actions 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.
