Night Prayer
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.
Inspiration
We attempt to hide our thoughts and actions from the Lord; it is useless. Our Creator knows our sinful nature and understands we will always fall short, yet, He loves us anyway and grants forgiveness for our transgressions. Instead of trying to hide our sin by omitting details, we will come before the Lord with honesty and ask for repentance with genuine hearts. We love our Heavenly Father and trust Him to guide us toward the path of righteousness when we admit our transgressions against Him.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sins as we come to You with honest hearts. We lay down our transgressions before You with pure hearts and choose to live according to Your will each day. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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Devotion
God is With You
Frances Taylor
I needed to think about this passage for a while. I checked out a different translation and "Yahweh of Armies" was translated "Lord of Hosts." I think that gives me a different take on this section of Zechariah. It places God at the head of those who trust him to save them from those who would overcome them and enslave them. The Israelites had been ruled at different times by different enemies – usually after they had been unfaithful to Yahweh. This passage made me think of Jesus and the woman with the hemorrhage who held on to the hem of his garment and was healed, because she believed that God was with him. It made me wonder if we who say that we believe that God is with us, are good enough examples of this belief to have people want to hold the hem of our garments in search of the God who is with us. The world is always in flux and people of every nation are threatened in one way or another. For some, it is the materialistic, anti-God culture, ...
Morning Prayer
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Inspiration
Every believer has the Spirit of God, whom Christ sent, dwelling in him. And wherever the Spirit so dwells, he sanctifies. Despite the struggle in us between the old nature and the new, believers will not simply live out their entire lives "in the flesh. " They will show evidence of being "in the Spirit. "
Prayer
Help me, O Lord, to walk in the Spirit, that I fulfill not the lusts of the flesh. Let me be led of your Spirit who dwells in me, led into holiness of heart and life. Test my thoughts, examine my words, shed the light of your Word on each step I take. I am not skilled to walk alone, Lord, but must constantly rely on you for guidance and strength for the journey. Amen.
