Saturday February 4
Bible Reading: Psalm 35: 27 - 28
Topic: Sincerity In The Prayer Closet
A lady went to a young
Evangelist for counseling and prayer over her heartbreak in a relationship.
While crying
uncontrollably, the Evangelist hastily prayed, "Pay the young man in
question back with unbearable heartbreak in course of time." Surprisingly,
the lady reacted "no! God don't please, I am at fault not him, Bless him
with a faithful sister instead.
In our text, the Psalmist,
like this wounded lady was sincere in his prayer closet. He prayed for the joy
of those who favoured his righteous cause not his unrighteous cause, if he had
one.
We need therefore to ask
ourselves if we are sincere in our prayer closet?
Are the causes you pursue
righteous or unrighteous?
As we already saw over the
past two days, we should not pray against people even when they hurt us.
We must be aware that the
Evangelist was wrong to pray against the young man and we commend the young
woman for being honest.
The important lesson to
take away from the illustration and today's passage is that we must be honest
with God when we come to Him in prayer because He is All Knowing and will see
through our dishonesty.
Prayer:
O God, My Father, help me
to learn to ask aright and to always
receive, through Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour, Amen
Memory verse: Psalm 35: 28
"And my tongue shall
speak of Thy Righteousness and of Thy Praise all the day long."
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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