2010-09-25

Today’s Verse:
"I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing." - Romans 7:18-19


Prayer for Today :

Heavenly Father,

We are sinners, we do have sinful nature. How many times parents have told their kids to stay away from evil, but how many times did they really listen? None. It is written "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. ...So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me." (Romans 7:15&21)

It is a battle that goes on forever! Why do You have to put us on all these trials and tests?

Father, of course we understand that the purpose behind the tests, is to prove that even when the heat's on, we'll still choose to do Your will! Moreover, we'll only know that we are stronger than we thought we were through trials.

Remembered the test that Abraham went through, when he had to take his son Isaac up to Mount Moriah and sacrifice him to You. Lord? Can there be a bigger trial than this? But he submit to You, Father. He was prepared to give him to You, as Job said "The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away"

Father, for us there's a constant struggle between doing good or evil, listening to the Lord or the flesh. Father, You are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, as it is written "I will refine them like silver and test them like gold.", it is only through trials that we may grow, that we may prosper. Father, help us to go through these trials with perseverance.

In Christ's glorious Name we pray, Amen.