Text: John 11:25-26
As we walk through this season of reflection and repentance together, we want to provide time and space for us as individuals and a community to meditate on God’s Word and bow at His feet in prayer.
Each Saturday during Lent we will read a brief passage of Scripture and a corporate prayer, both carefully chosen for this specific place in our Lenten journey. Sundays will be dedicated to scripture memorization, one of our favorite habits here at She Reads Truth.
We pray you will not only meet with the Savior on these quieter weekend days, but linger there with Him, in prayer and in His Word.
O LORD,
I marvel that thou shouldst become incarnate,
be crucified, dead, and buried.
The sepulchre calls forth my adoring wonder,
for it is empty and thou art risen;
the four-fold gospel attests it,
the living witnesses prove it,
my heart’s experience knows it.
Give me to die with thee that I may rise to new life,
for I wish to be as dead and buried
to sin, to selfishness, to the world;
that I might not hear the voice of the charmer,
and might be delivered from his lusts.
O Lord, there is much ill about me — crucify it,
much flesh within me — mortify it.
Purge me from selfishness,
the fear of man, the love of approbation,
the shame of being thought old-fashioned,
the desire to be cultivated or modern.
Let me reckon my old life dead
because of crucifixion,
and never feed it as a living thing.
Grant me to stand with my dying Saviour,
to be content to be rejected,
to be willing to take up unpopular truths,
and to hold fast despised teachings until death.
Help me to be resolute and Christ-contained.
Never let me wander from the path of obedience
to thy will.
Strengthen me for the battles ahead.
Give me courage for all the trials,
and grace for all the joys.
Help me to be a holy, happy person,
free from every wrong desire,
from everything contrary to thy mind.
Grant me more and more of the resurrection life:
may it rule me,
may I walk in its power,
and be strengthened through its influence.
– “Crucifixion and Resurrection” from The Valley of Vision
Thank you for this beautiful prayer today. Help me Lord to stay obedient to your will. Strengthen me for the battles ahead, give me courage for all the trials and grace for all the joys.help me to be a holy,happy person. Let me shine for you Dear Lord.
Amen.
In the prayer, to what does “the four-fold gospel” refer? Matthew, Mark, Luke and John? Or something else?
Could be something like this?
https://www.cmalliance.org/about/beliefs/fourfold…
These prayers are always so relevant to my daily battles and such powerful reminders of Jesus and his love for me. Abundant thanks to She Reads Truth for these amazing devotions
On, how I needed this. It’s so tempting to tone own our faith in the presence of would-be mockers…but I need to remember that fear is inherently selfish. It’s when I focus on myself instead of the other person. And in this case the other person needs Jesus! We all do. Feeling so encouraged by today’s prayer.
This part of the prayer jumped out at me today, "Purge me from selfishness,
the fear of man, the love of approbation,
the shame of being thought old-fashioned,
the desire to be cultivated or modern."
How often when we speak the truth or stand for the truth are called "old fashioned" in our beliefs? May I stand for Christ without any desire to change those beliefs to gain the approval of man.
Me too Gayle! It convicted me today, because I know that’s whew I struggle too. Blessings to you, sister, as God purifies us in the same areas :)
So many parts of this prayer are perfect for me today.
” for I wish to be as dead and buried to sin, to selfishness, to the world; that I might not hear the voice of the charmer, and might be delivered from his lusts.”
How often I hear that smooth little voice telling me things and have to cry out for deliverance from his influence. He tells me that others won’t want to know me if I live all-out for my Savior, and that it’s more important to keep friends than to stay true to my faith. These lies have haunted me most of my life, and I want them dead and buried today. I want to rejoice in my God and his sacrifice, and I want to “reckon my old life dead because of crucifixion, and never feed it as a living thing.”
This is a great reminder for me: Purge me from selfishness, the fear of man, the love of approbation, the shame of being thought old-fashioned, the desire to be cultivated or modern.
I’m dealing with this…just hit the head on the nail!!
Oh, right there with you, Shannon! That part of the prayer spoke to me for the same reason.
On, how I needed this. It’s so tempting to tone own our faith in the presence of would-be mockers…but I need to remember that fear is inherently selfish. It’s when I focus on myself instead of the other person. And in this case the other person needs Jesus! We all do. Feeling so encouraged by today’s prayer.
In preparation to be one of the readers in Sunday worship tomorrow I read Mark 14:54, "And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire." I had to confess that I follow at a distance sometimes and warm myself with those I shouldn't. Then this beautiful prayer places me right back on my knees with the words I could not find on my own. As Charise said, "Lord let it be in me!"
Lord let it be in me!