Evening prayer · August 21
Evening Prayer for August 21
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
God’s Word
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
Today’s takeaway: The way that seems right can lead astray, so let God's Word be your guide.
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, … saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, … for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Before you pray
Did you trust your own judgment today more than God's word?
Prayer
LORD, there is a way that seems right to a man, but it ends in ruin. Whoever trusts his own heart is a fool. Your word is a lamp to my feet. By the word of Your lips I have kept myself from the path of the destroyer. Instruct me and teach me the way I should go, and guide me with Your eye. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Pray as Jesus taught us
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Amen.
Blessing
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.