Today’s Verse:
“I am too ashamed and disgraced, my God, to lift up my face to you, because our sins are higher than our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens." - Ezra 9:6
Prayer for Today :
Heavenly Father,
If we ever feel that we are holding unconfessed sins in our hearts, we will probably feel ashamed and disgraced, and it is possible that we cannot lift up our face to You, never! But Father, we trust that You are a mercyful God.
Thankyou. We never contempt for the riches of Your kindness, forbearance and patience. We know that Your kindness is intended to lead us to repentance, to new life. (Romans 2:4) It is always easy to repay an eye for an eye or to love the people who love us. However, Lord, it is the willingness to forgive, the willingness to accept, even our enemies, that You are teaching us so dearly.
Father, help us to learn to extend Your love, Your patience and Your kindness. There is a saying "When you harbour bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere", so we pray that Father, You will remind us to do a self-examination everyday, to bring to our minds those people that we have not forgiven in order that we may do so. This is what we have learnt from the parable of the unmerciful servant. (Matt 17:21-35)
In Christ's glorious Name we pray, Amen.
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