Evening prayer · June 26
Evening Prayer for June 26
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
God’s Word
It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt
Today’s takeaway: On the night He was betrayed, Jesus gave Himself for you as the true Passover Lamb.
The Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
He … kneeled down, and prayed
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
It was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour
They took Jesus, and led him away. … into a place called … Golgotha: Where they crucified him
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast
Before you pray
How does remembering the Lord's Supper shape how you end this day?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, on the night You were betrayed, You gave thanks and broke bread, and then You prayed in agony in the garden. You are our Passover Lamb. Tonight I remember what You did for me, and I thank You. The next time I take the Lord's Supper, let me come with this same gratitude. 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.