Showing posts with label Sin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sin. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2010

January 28

"Teach men, O God, the awful reality of punishment. May we turn from our sinful way, knowing that 'the soul that sins, it shall die.' Save the cities of our land from the awful curse of sin and its human destruction. Deliver our cities from allowing greed and vice to make and regulate law. For Jesus' sake. Amen."

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

November 11

"Most merciful and loving God, we pray you that we may realize the awfulness of sin. May every one of us flee from evil and from sin, knowing that the part of courage is to hasten from wickedness and sin. Save us today from yielding to the first temptation of wrong. May we stop before we begin to sin. For Christ's sake. Amen."

Friday, November 6, 2009

November 6

"Our blessed Master, we pray that none of us may allow the evil inclinations and tendencies of our own hearts to get the better of us. May we overcome them by loving deeds and self-forgetfulness. If some one wrong us today, help us to return his evil deed by a kindness to him. Amen."

Thursday, October 29, 2009

October 30

"Eternal and infinite God, lead us out of the slavery of sin into the freedom of loving service. If you lead us by the way of the wilderness may we ever see your cloud by day and your pillar by night. In Jesus' name. Amen."

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

October 20

"Our blessed Lord and Master, deliver us, we pray you, from all sins which are born of selfishness and self-esteem. May we value others, and enjoy with them the gifts and talents you have bestowed upont them. Teach us the joy of appreciation, and may we covet only those gifts of your Spirit which we may cultivate. Amen."

Monday, October 12, 2009

October 12

"Dear loving Father in heaven, may we be kept from unbelief and sin. May we save others from the curse of our disobedience. We pray you to be with the countless children who are to day suffering because of the sins and indulgences of sinful parents. In the Saviour's name. Amen."

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

September 2

"Eternal and only God, we acknowledge our sinful nature. May we remember your commands and pray for your servants who lead us. May we never forget you when they are absent from us, but may we ever remember your precepts and commands. For Christ's sake. Amen."

Saturday, August 29, 2009

August 29

"We thank you, our heavenly Father, that you have beset us beind and before, and laid you hand upon us. With all the sincerity of our hearts this morning, we ask you to search our thoughts and know them. Remove wickedness and lead us in the way everlasting. Loving Father, may this day be wholly yours, that we may glorify your Son, our Saviour. Amen."

Friday, August 28, 2009

August 28

"We thank you, our God and Father, for your confidence in us. May we never dishonor your great and holy name, and may we never bring shame upon you because of our sins and disobedience. For your name's sake. Amen."

Saturday, August 22, 2009

August 22

"You great Saviour of men, we thank you for the power which you have given your servants to praise you and pray to you. May the Holy Spirit give to us hearts of gratitude and hearts of faith that prison doors may be opened, and that those in the bondage of sin may be released. Amen."

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

August 19

"Our heavenly Father, we thank you that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. May we have power in prayer. May we take to you our physical infirmities as well as our sins, and know that you are not only a great Physician but also a mighty Saviour. Amen."

Thursday, July 30, 2009

July 30

"O God, you have searched us and known us. Your are acquainted with all our thoughts. Forgive us, we pray you, the unspoken sins of our hearts. Cleanse us from secret faults. May we know your power over the outward life of disease and sin and over the inward life of self, that we may find in you our help and strength. For Christ's sake. Amen."

Sunday, July 12, 2009

July 12

"Dear Master, we thank you that you have said, 'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.' May we have clean hands and pure hearts. Cleanse us from secret sins. Will you help us this very day to put every evil purpose out of our hearts by filling our minds with pure and good thoughts. Amen."

Friday, July 10, 2009

July 10

"Help us in the moment of temptation, our Father, and save us from our own sinful inclination. Fill our hearts with higher motives. May we never lose the blessed heritage of your love by yielding to self-indulgence of momentary pleasure. By your grace. Amen."

Thursday, July 9, 2009

July 9

"Our heavenly Father, we praise you for what you are, and for what you are willing to be to every one of us. Reveal to each one of us the terrible influence of wrongdoing, and its present and ultimate punishment. May no one be influenced by man's wisdom when this is contrary to God's truth, and may the fear of sin and the awfulness of punishment have an influence over men, as well as the winsomeness of love. For Jesus' sake. Amen."

Monday, July 6, 2009

July 6

"Deliver us, O God, from the sin of selfishness. May we covet no man's gold or goods, but learn to save or share for you. May we never be more thoughtful of our own posessions than we are of yours. In Christ's name we ask it. Amen."

Saturday, June 20, 2009

June 20

"Our just and true God, we thank you that fearless men have ever been chosen in every generation to remedy wrong. We thank you that you are speaking today to us. May we hear and heed. Faithful and firm in you may your servants today convince our age of the evil of self-indulgence and dishonesty that men may turn to righteous living. In Jesus' name. Amen."

Monday, June 8, 2009

June 8

"Most merciful God, our Father, may we heed your voice calling us to repentance. May neither sacrifice nor religious ceremony take the place of sorrow for sin. May our sorrow lead us farther than sorrow for sin: that we may turn from sin. Be merciful to us, O God, even as you have forgiven our sins. For Christ's sake. Amen."

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

May 27

"We thank you that your throne, O God, is for ever and ever. Help us with you to love righteousness and hate iniquity. May we value your steadfast Word, and never let it slip. Help us to see Jesus. May he be crowned with glory and honor in our lives from day to day. Amen."

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

May13

"May we learn to remember, our loving Father, that you have not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us as we deserve. As forgiven children may we forgive as we have been forgiven, and ever be plenteous in mercy. In Christ's name. Amen."