PRAYER Rx --- May 2
Dear Lord Jesus, continue to teach us how we should pray each day, in the same way that You taught Your disciples --
"'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.'" (Matthew 6:12)
Help us to see that we can only experience your forgiveness after we have forgiven those who have wronged us, for our hearts cannot hold Your complete forgiveness if we reserve one section for bitterness. When we forgive others, then we won't be the ones to suffer illness -- either mentally, physically, or both. We must not condone another's sin, but we do need to forgive the sinner, because You truly do know what is best for us!
"'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. *[For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen]'" (Verse 13)
Do not let us be tempted beyond our strength, Lord. Help us, to resist Satan's enticements, as You, Lord Jesus, resisted them in the desert wilderness. Remind us of the commitments that we made when we accepted You as our Lord and Savior -- to God the Father, to You, and to the Holy Spirit, who is our connection with You, our comforter, and our guide to Your truth.**
In Your holy name we pray.
Amen.
** (See John 14:15-21)
* (The earliest manuscripts omit this clause.)