Night Prayer
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Inspiration
God is infinite and omnipotent. So it is easy for us to think that He is unknowable, unreachable, and elusive. But in Jesus, the unknown is revealed. Through Jesus, the unreachable is in our grasp. We have no need to despair of knowing God, nor do we have any need to search out hidden wisdom or new philosophies. In Jesus, we have all we need to commune with the Father.
Prayer
Jesus, thank You for making a way for me to come into the Father’s presence. You have opened my heart to His love and my mind to His will. Please give me wisdom to not look elsewhere, because everything that I need is already right before me. Please grow me in my faith, that I may hold tight to You and know You better. 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.
