Good morning Lord Jesus, Risen Son of the Most High God. You rode triumphantly into Jerusalem with throngs of people crying Hosanna! You rode in, knowing it was a matter of days before Your arrest and crucifixion because of Your great love for us. Thank You.

Heavenly Father.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with You, Heavenly Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of Your glory. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because Your love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but You show Your love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from Your wrath. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to You by the death of Your Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by His life. More than that, we also rejoice in You through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Holy Spirit, help us grow in faith if we are lagging, help us live out the Gospel with every fiber of our being.

We pray all people come to know they are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. In Him they will find eternal life.

In Jesus' precious Name we pray. Amen

January 18, 2022

 Good morning Lord Jesus. You are the Good Shepherd, I want to recognize and hear Your voice. Help me listen Holy Spirit, open my spiritual ears, show me anything I've allowed into my life that is causing me to be spiritually deaf.

Father God,

You are holy, You require us to live holy lives, giving all we are and all we have to You.

If we holding back, if we are hypocrites, if we are arrogant, if we are_____________________________________ (fill in the blank) we want to turn away from those things that separate us from You and pursue those things that will bring us closer to You each day,

Show us if we need to fast from food for a day or a type of food for a period of time, show us is we need to fast from the Internet, TV, sports, shopping, ______________________________.

The Jews used to rend their garments at times, an outward sign like sackcloth, but You wanted them to rend their hearts and return to You. Please show us if our hearts are more concerned with us than You.

We ask You to cleanse us with the blood of Your Son our Savior. Hear our prayer. Forgive our sin. Have mercy.

We pray for the glory of Your Name in the Name of Jesus.

Amen

Gratitude & Grace

 Good morning Lord Jesus. You are the Way, the Truth, the Life. The more I love You and serve You, the more I know the Father. Glory to You - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Heavenly Father,

No matter our opinion, no matter what we think should be done, no matter what has been done, Covid has made itself known in every area of life from deaths to very ill friends and family to short staffing and supply chain disruptions.

Please give us the unction to pray about it instead of ranting about it. When we see a local business closed for a few days due to sick employees, we should pray for them not have a tantrum. When we wait in line because only 2 of 15 employees are working 12 hour shifts due to ill coworkers, help us react with grace and patience.

Grocery shelves are not stocked as we Americans typically expect. Our brothers and sisters around the world would love to buy butter, it would not occur to them to explode because there were only 2 brands to choose from at the store. Help us see current supplies and lack of supplies in perspective.

Your word tells us “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages." Remind us to be grateful we have food to buy. Remind us to be grateful we have money to purchase food and other necessities.

We don't know the day or the hour the trump will sound and Your Son will return, it could be before I finish typing this prayer, it could be in 100 years, but each minute that passes the day gets closer and life gets harder. We want to live in expectancy, filled with grace, closing all doors to sin.

Help us Lord God, we cannot do it without You, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

In Jesus' Mighty Name we pray. Amen