5:47 AM
Psalm 20
Father…let me praise You this morning for Your faithfulness. You are consistent in all You do -- and I know that is an understatement. We can be counted on for rebellion and selfishness, but You are faithful and so good to us. You even gave Your Son, Jesus, to pay for our sins. How unselfish is that?! Thank You for Your many gifts, but mostly for You.
What a prayer: May You the desires of my heart and fulfill my whole purpose v4. The problem with that is my "heart desires". I am not always sure that what my heart wants is pleasing to You. So first of all, help me desire what You desire. Make the desires of my heart consistent with Your will, Your character, Your plans. Then You can "fulfill my whole purpose." I want to know what Your purpose is for me.
Fulfill all my requests v5…as long as those requests are unselfish and are more interested in the Kingdom. You see how I struggle sometimes with knowing what my requests ought to be. That's why the desires of my heart should line up with Your desires.f
Thank You, Lord, for even caring what my heart desires and requests might be. Thank You for answering my prayers in ways that are best for Your Kingdom and for my life, not how I see things with my limited perspective. You are very gracious to me in that way.
In the Name of Jesus, who died and rose again, I pray for forgiveness and cleansing of sin today. Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow! Hedge in and protect my family today, in the Name of Jesus Christ and the power of His blood; also my church family…all the kids, teens, and adults; give our elected officials and all the bureaucrats they appoint wisdom and an inclination toward righteousness.
You could vaporize me in a moment and take away all that matters to me, but instead, You have died for me and invited me to be with You. Then, on top of that, You have even allowed me to serve You! Amazing. Thank You for Your salvation…and for Your friendship.
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear; what a privilege to carry everything to Him in prayer!
1 comment:
What an awesome prayer!! I too want the desires of my heart to line up with God's desires...to be pleasing to him. I know he cares about and grants out desires because when I lost my job in CT, Neil asked me if I could have any job in the world what would it be. I told him I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher with many special education children in my classroom. In CT I would have had to go back to school for 2 years to get a degree for this to happen. Look what God did! He moved me to TX and gave me the desire of my heart. I had read this Psalm only days before getting the call and was praying based on that particular verse. God is so cool.
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