June 28, 2009

  • Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow

    Here is another prayer to prepare us to receive God's Word as we will soon be contemplating Jesus' words to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3.

    I Corinthians 6:14-18; 7:1, 7b-12:

    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

    I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
    and I will be their God,
    and they shall be my people.

    17 Therefore go out from their midst,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
    and touch no unclean thing;
    then I will welcome you,
    18 and I will be a father to you,
    and you shall be sons and daughters to me,
    says the Lord Almighty.

    7:1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God...

    7:7b he [Titus] told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. 8 For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have made us Your sons and daughters
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we do not treat you as our Father.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have recreated us to be yoked to You alone
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we do choose to be yoked to idols.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have made us righteous by Christ's blood
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we have communion with lawlessness.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have put Your Light in us
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we have fellowship with darkness.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have called us to come out of the world and be separate from the world
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we go back into he world and not live lives separate from the world.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have called us not to touch what is unclean
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we play the harlot and touch what is not unclean.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have called us to cleanse ourselves from every defilement
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we lead ourselves into temptation and end up being defiled.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O God, You are our God.
    Because You have called us to be holy and put Your Holy Spirit in us
    we can ask You to send Your Holy Spirit to work in us godly sorrow
    when we grieve and quench Your Spirit and are not holy.

    Be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow, which is life-giving. Protect us from worldly sorrow which only produces death.

    O, God, we have sinned against You.
    O, God, be merciful and kind to us, bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow.

    You are our God. You have made us Your sons and daughters. We confess we do not treat you as our Father. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have recreated us to be yoked to You alone. We confess we choose to yoke ourselves to idols. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have made us righteous by Christ's blood. We confess we choose to have communion with lawlessness. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have put Your Light in us. We confess we choose to have fellowship with darkness. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have called us to come out of the world to be separate from the world. We confess we go back into the world and do not live lives separate from the world. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have called us not to touch what is unclean. We confess we play the harlot and touch what is unclean. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You have called us to cleanse ourselves from every defilement. We confess we lead ourselves into temptation and end up defiled. Forgive us, O Lord.

    You are our God. You are have called us to be holy and put Your Holy Spirit in us. We confess we grieve and quench Your Spirit and are not holy. Forgive us, O Lord.

    O God, You are our God. You are our Father. Be merciful and kind to us for Your Son Jesus' sake.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might be angry about our sin.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might desire to be rid of our sin.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might desire to be holy as You are holy.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might confess our sins.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might repent of our sins.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might receive your forgiveness and cleansing.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might have restored fellowship with You.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might not grieve or quench You.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might put off our sin.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might put on Christ.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring to us Your good gift of godly sorrow so we might be holy as You are holy.

    Be merciful and kind to us, continue to bring us Your good gift of godly sorrow so our lives might bring You praise, honor and glory because that is why You have chosen us and made us Your children.

    Please add your prayers here as the Holy Spirit leads you.

Comments (4)

  • Heavenly Father, thank you for this new day, for this forum, for our health and ability to read and be blessed by what is written here today. thank you for your tender mercies, for your compassion, for your hope and forgiveness. for your grace and for your chastening, for your direction and guidance, for your holyness and righteousness, your truth, wisdom, counsel, generosity and unfailing love.

    please guide us in the ways which are best for us and best for those around us today. keep us from temptation, deliver us from evil, give us not a spirit of timidity but of trust and confidence in you alone. help our desires to be what you desire. forgive our selfishness and stubborn-ness, our rebellion, our rejection of what is best for us, soften our hearts and chip away at our pride. remove our self importance and give us spirits of humility and grace. help us to take up our crosses and to bear each other's burdens. help us to respond to the hurting of the lost around us in our lives online and off. keep us from distraction and keep our focus on glorifying you and pointing people to Christ.  help us to be slow to speak, slow to anger, quick to listen, quick to believe the best in others, to really love people and treat them the way we wold want to be treated ourselves. help us to be merciful, kind, loving, caring, compassionate, attentive, forgiving, sensitive. give wisdom to our ears and conviction to our hearts of what we must confess and how we must repent.

    heal us and restore us, renew our minds, rejuvenate our weary souls, give strength and bless us in the ways that you see fit, so that we can tell others and bless them, giving you the glory. in Jesus' name, amen.

  • Lord, may Your Holy Spirit touch many in churches today around the world. amen

  • @YouTOme - Amen and Amen.

  • @FRANK@revelife - Amen.

    Father, I thank You for answering this prayer this morning as we worshiped together locally. How wonderfully Your Name was lifted up and how the truth of Your Gospel was lifted up for all to see. I also thank You how You encouraged me and confirmed once more the things You have been writing on my heart. I thank You that You are so patient and merciful and kind to me (when I am slow to respond) and how You have continued to give me Your good gift of godly sorrow, so I might willingly submit myself to Your will for me. Amen.

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