Evening prayer · December 16
Evening Prayer for December 16
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
God’s Word
The deep things of God.
Today’s takeaway: God shares His deep things with His friends, so ask to grasp how wide Christ's love is.
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven
We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That … ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Before you pray
What have you learned about God this year that you did not know before?
Prayer
Father, Your Spirit searches the deep things of God and has revealed them to me. Jesus calls me His friend, because He has told me what He heard from You. I bow my knees to You tonight. Strengthen me with might by Your Spirit, and let Christ dwell in my heart by faith, so that I may know the love of Christ that passes knowledge. 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.