A Daily Prayer

Father, we thank You that You are no respecter of persons.  You are not willing that any should perish but that all would have everlasting life.  Thank You for not treating us as our sins deserve.  Instead You deal with us in Your mercy and love through the provision of Your Son’s death offered as a sacrifice for our sins.   Just as we have received Your mercy, we want to reach others with the message of forgiveness as we seek to fill Your house.  In Jesus’ merciful name we pray.  Amen.

Father, we’re reminded of Your absolute faithfulness as we reflect upon the Israelites journeying in the wilderness.  Even when they were unfaithful, You in Your unwavering faithfulness, provided for their daily needs.  We read the words of the prophet Jeremiah who wrote in Lamentations, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies never come to an end.  They are new every morning.  Great is Thy faithfulness.”  And we sing along with the hymn writer, inspired by the words of Jeremiah, who penned these words, “All I have needed thy hand hath provided.  Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me.”

Father, we thank You for our family members who work hard day in and day out to provide for the material needs of their spouses and children.  We pray for our unemployed readers who want to provide for their families according to Scripture.  We thank You that You promise to supply all our needs according to Your riches in glory.  Open closed doors, provide through the willful generosity of others, and make available opportunities for bartering and other means to stretch the dollar until the door for gainful employment opens.  May endurance and faith increase in the lives of our brothers and sisters during their difficult wait.  As a result we will declare together with the songwriter, “All I have needed Your hand hath provided.  Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me.”  Amen.

Your purpose in my life, Lord, is seen in a multitude of ways; whether it is in my vocational training; in the way I raise my children; in the relationships I engender or in the way I use my gifts to touch other lives.  But Your purpose in my life is most visible to others in my response to heartache, betrayal, disappointment, suffering, and loss.  Your purpose can be seen when I choose not to repay evil for evil, but rather good for evil.  Lord, as I keep Your purpose for my life always before me I will remember that much good spiritual fruit can be developed in me in the ups and downs I encounter today.  May I be faithful in making choices today that reflect Your purpose in my life.  Amen.

Father, strange teachings lead me far away from Your truths that I learn as I walk on the straight and narrow path laid out for me.  It is on this path that Your grace is revealed to me.  It is evident as far as the eye can see and reaches way beyond our limited imagination.  Your abundant grace brings me assurance when the world speaks of trouble.  Your abiding grace brings me consolation when others forsake me.  Your sustaining grace is manifested more in the trials of life than in the mountain top experiences.  Thank You for supplying me with Your sufficient grace in the height and depth of my existence. Your amazing grace is supernatural; it never ceases to be amazing and it is good for my heart to be strengthened by Your grace!   Amen.