IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS, AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. 1John1:9 Inspiration Sin is dirty and foul - it is the opposite of all things holy. We cannot be joined with Christ when we are covered in the stench of unrighteousness. Without a savior, we would always be covered in our sins. However, the blood of Jesus can wash away our sins if we confess and seek forgiveness. This holy cleansing only comes from His mercy - it cannot come from anything we do. No matter how good we try to be, we receive this gift of cleansing simply because he is faithful and just to forgive us when we confess our sins. Prayer Dear Lord God Our Father, you have welcomed sinners to your table and given us a place beside you only through your mercy and grace. You forgive us when we cannot forgive ourselves. We know it is only through the sacrifice your Son made that we are made clean of all our unrighteousness. Thank you for your faithfulness and love. Give us opportunities to share the truth of your faithfulness and forgiveness with those who need to hear it. In JESUS Wonderful Precious Name. Amen, Amen, and Amen. ———————————————————————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————————————————————- I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME. Philippians 4:13 Night Prayer I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound; every where in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:12 - 13 inspiration People today don’t really know how to be content. People don’t stay at the same address, the same job, or even in the same marriage for longer than a few years. We are so easily dissatisfied with our situation and we aren’t willing to be flexible. Rather than changing out sails, we rail at the wind. We don’t know how to just be content. Paul tells the Philippians in the passage that he is able to find contentment in all situations — in abundance and want, in hunger and satiation. In verse 13, he reveals the source of contentment: Christ, who strengthen him to be able to do all things. But most of us don’t have the willingness to allow Christ to strengthen us in our discontent. We look for an easy way out of an uncomfortable situation and we weaken ourselves and our Christian walk in the process. Prayer Father, I know that I can do all things through Christ, who gives me the strength. Help me to be content in all circumstances and help me in my discontent to seek the strength of Christ, then I may stay the course to the end. Amen ———————————————————————————————————————-——-—- ——————————————————————————————————————————— |