Daily Share-a-Prayer w/e 13/07/2025
Derek Mill
Worship Leader, All Saints Church, Belton
Tuesday 8th July
Heavenly Father, I wonder how many people have given up on Jesus? I wonder how many people have given up on You? I wonder how many people have given up on church? I wonder how many have given up on prayer? I wonder how many people have given up on a Sabbath? And I wonder how many people have given up on life? Given up on hope? See only a bleak future ahead?
Father, Jesus said: "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full". Another translation says: "I AM come that they may have life, and that they might have it more abundantly". And another interpretation says: "I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of"
How long is a full life? How do we measure an abundant life? How can we have a life better than we dream of? Your Word constantly encourages us to not give up. "Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap a harvest, if we do not give up". Your Word encourages us to be patient and wait for You: "But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall soar on wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not be faint"
Keeping going is hard, and we know we will have troubles, but You promise You will strengthen us. A full life, an abundant life, a life better than we dream of, may seem impossible, but You are God of the impossible. And so we mustn't give up on You, Jesus, church, prayer, or life
Even in our suffering, you tell us that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance character; and character hope. "And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us"
Thank You that we can be still and receive Your peace that passes all understanding. And let us never forget eternity waits for us; life in all fullness, abundant life, better than we can ever dream or imagine
Amen
Songs for today:
The rain keeps falling
Be still for the presence of the Lord
Don't give up
Sabbath rest
Monday 7th July
Heavenly Father, I wonder how often You are disappointed with us? Whether You look at us down here on earth and think of how we could be, should be, so much better at living life to the full. I know You have come to the earth to demonstrate Your love for us and show us how we can live; in close fellowship with You, relying on You for everything
Jesus relied on You. He said: "Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can only do what He sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does". If He relied on You, then how much more do we need to rely on You
Help me to see what You are doing and to do the same thing. You granted every request that Jesus made to You because His motives were born out of love for people. He took nothing for Himself. Your Word tells us: "When you ask you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures"
When King David got things wrong He came to You and asked: "Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin". Not only does he ask to be cleansed but to have a fresh start! "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in me"
This is what I ask too Lord, create in me a pure heart so that everything I do and everything I ask is with the right motive; that I would do the things that You are doing, just as Jesus did. As David asked, I ask: "Do not cast me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, so that sinners will turn back to You". I know I was born for greater things. Lord, help me
Amen
Songs for today:
Born for greater things
Create in me a clean heart
Change my heart Oh God
Change this heart
all songs (usually with lyrics) and talks courtesy of YouTube
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