Morning Prayer
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Inspiration
The armor of God isn't a literal, iron-made armor that we have to wear every day. No. The "armor of God" refers to the characteristics, virtues and traits God has equipped us with to defeat the enemy's attempts to bring us down. The enemy is on a mission to discourage and waylay as many of God's children as possible; by "putting one the armor of God" we keep our minds and hearts ready for any trap or weapon we may come across.
Prayer
Dear God, I am aware that the enemy tries, day in and day out, to get me to doubt you and to fear him. Thank you, Lord, for your armor which comes in the form of salvation, righteousness, truth, the word of God, the gospel of peace, and faith. I know that I am able to withstand any attack of the enemy because you have prepared me accordingly. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
Night Prayer
Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Inspiration
We seek the Lord and find Him because He is always ready to accept the invitation to live inside our hearts. He loves us beyond our understanding and extends salvation to everyone. We want to share His promise of salvation with the nations and allow everyone to accept Christ as their personal Savior. We will continue to minister to the broken world around us so they may feel God's presence in their lives.
Prayer
Dear God, You make Yourself available to everyone because You love us beyond our understanding. Please guide us as we continue to minister to others so they may also feel Your presence in their lives. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Devotion
The Transfiguration
Frances Taylor
The feast of the Transfiguration is considered important enough to celebrate it twice a year, once on the second Sunday of Lent and today. In March, I concentrated on how Jesus reveals himself to us; today I would like to think about the apostles and their reaction and to what ours might have been. Peter tells Jesus that it was good for them to be there. The week before, Peter had declared that Jesus was the Christ, but had rejected the idea that he would suffer and die. When they come down from the mountain, Jesus will be approached to heal a boy whom the other disciples had failed to heal. Jesus was giving them a foretaste of the resurrection. They must have been amazed at Jesus as well as the appearance of Moses and Elijah. They wanted to stay there at the top of the mountain. They were enclosed in a cloud and heard the voice of God; of course they wanted to stay there! We can't stay at the top of the mountain any more than the apostles ...
Morning Prayer
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Inspiration
Without fear of Jehovah-God, there is not true wisdom. For when you see "LORD" in all capitals in the KJV, that is the translation of the Hebrew word for Jehovah. And there is not true understanding without a true knowledge of the Holy One undergirding it. If we are wrong about God, we are in all important respects, "wrong about everything. "
Prayer
You, O Great Jehovah, are the only true God, and without fearing and knowing about you, all other knowledge is made faulty. And without knowing you personally, pursuit of knowledge is futile and unable to help us. Let us not be like those who are "ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, " but let us delve ever deeper into your truths. Amen.
