Who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’” Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common [...]
Tag Archives: throne of grace
A Prayer for Bringing Struggling Friends to Jesus
June 4, 2012 – 5:23 am
On one of those days, as he [Jesus] was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a [...]
A Prayer for Fresh Mercy and Need-Shaped Grace
March 12, 2011 – 5:43 am
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace [...]
A Prayer About Jesus As King, NOT Co-Pilot
December 15, 2010 – 4:10 am
Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:7 Merciful Jesus, living in the [...]
A Prayer About Consummate Freedom
July 3, 2010 – 4:54 am
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Dear Lord Jesus, it’s the 4th of July weekend—a holiday set aside to remember and revel in the freedom we enjoy as citizens of America. Two [...]
