Night Prayer
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Inspiration
When we give our children rules, we expect them to obey! When they mistakenly break one, we redirect their focus to keep them safe. We love our children and want to protect them; God is our heavenly Father, and we surrender our desires to obey Him. He gives us instructions to avoid sin because it brings darkness into our lives that will cause us sorrow and misery. We are thankful to have a Lord and Savior who stops us in our tracks and redirects our direction. He will always lovingly protect us.
Prayer
Dear Lord, we happily obey You because Your instructions lead us away from the world and closer to You. 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.
