Night Prayer
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Inspiration
Some seasons of life are tough to endure. When we struggle, we look to God for a quick solution, but He calls us to be patient as He builds us up in faith. So what do we do? We rest in His love, trusting that He has not abandoned us as we look forward to the fulfillment of His promise and His liberating mercy.
Prayer
Lord, thank You for loving me and sustaining me. As I feel the weight of my burdens, I pray that You will give me eyes to see Your hand at work. Help me to remember Your love that covers me in danger, bears the weight of my struggles, and comforts me through storms. Please keep me close, so that I may endure until You fully set me free by Your mercy. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Devotion
Let us Bless The Lord
Frances Taylor
This is one of the psalms attributed to David. He is thanking God for rescuing him and promising to bless God at all times. He asks us to join him in his praises. He says his soul shall boast in the Lord. St. Paul tells us that we, too, should only boast in the Lord because it is he who always saves us. So, today, make a list. Make a list of everything that you are thankful for. Make a list of every success you have had and every failure you have survived. Make a list of every person who has helped you grow as a person and as a Christian. Now, look at it. Each of the items, events or persons on these lists are blessings from God. Either now, or before the day is over, bless and thank God for each of them. Ask God, also, to bless each of the people you have listed that you might be a blessing for them. If some of them are now with God, they would still like to hear you say thank you. God is so good to us all the time, and as one of my favorite ...
Morning Prayer
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Inspiration
Jesus tried to minister to the people in his town, but they rejected that he was the son of God. They only saw him as the son of a carpenter. There are many other Jews, who were referred to as God's own, who rejected Jesus Christ as the son of God, too. This is how Jesus ended up being crucified. But this did not deter Christ from His mission. He held nothing against anyone who rejected them. He forgave them and prayed that they would be saved.
Prayer
Dear God, I thank you for your son, Jesus Christ, who loved us so much, he did not hold it against any man when they wronged Him. Lord, I pray that I can exemplify this kind of love in my life too. I cannot do that without your help, Lord. May you help me to follow the example your son set for me, Lord. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
