Night Prayer
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Inspiration
Paul reminds Christians to be submissive to the law second to our obedience to God. We can reject unjust human laws contrary to God while respecting authority. We must pray over our government leaders and respect their positions while always putting the law of God first. We obey God because we want to be like Him and become an example of His mercy and justness.
Prayer
Dear Lord, we call upon Your Spirit to convict us of our sinful nature. We desire to remove all sin from our lives and align our plan to Yours. 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.
