Morning Prayer
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Inspiration
In the time of the Old Covenant, God's special presence was in the Temple in Jerusalem, in the Holy of Holies, where dwelt His Shekinah Glory. Today, his special presence is those who believe on his Son Jesus Christ and are saved by his grace. Seeing that God's Holy Spirit dwells in us, we ought be holy and not live so as to grieve Him.
Prayer
O Spirit of Grace, you are the Spirit of Promise sent by Christ to dwell in our hearts. We belong to God. We are not our own, for we have been bought with a price, even with the precious blood of Christ. Help us to honor and not grieve you today and every day. 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.
