But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:9 Dear heavenly Father, I begin this day humbled and repentant. I [...]
Tag Archives: grace
A Prayer for Marinating in God’s Irrepressible Kindness
March 16, 2013 – 4:14 am
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so [...]
A Prayer for Loving Well in Broken, Sticky Relationships
January 29, 2013 – 4:31 am
Sometime later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the believers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.” Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because [...]
A Prayer for Repenting of Being a Selective Lover
January 21, 2013 – 5:22 am
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, a mere [...]
A Prayer for Groaning with Hope
January 18, 2013 – 5:39 am
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we [...]
A Prayer for New Year’s Day
January 1, 2013 – 5:51 am
Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods [...]
A Prayer for the First Sunday in Advent
December 2, 2012 – 5:25 am
The prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were [...]
A Prayer in Awe of God’s Hyper-abundant Grace
November 9, 2012 – 5:36 am
For if many died through one man’s trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free gift is not like the result of that one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, [...]
A Prayer about Generous Grace and Guaranteed Glory
September 25, 2012 – 4:53 am
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. Eph. 1:13-14 Gracious Father, sometimes [...]
A Prayer for Remembering God’s Forgetfulness
September 24, 2012 – 4:55 am
”Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary. Heb. 10:17-18 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord does not count against him. Psalm 32:1-2 [...]
