Morning prayer · December 16
Morning Prayer for December 16
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
God’s Word
Having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Today’s takeaway: Jesus loves His own to the end and prays that the Father will keep them.
I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ
Christ … loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word
Prayer
Lord Jesus, You loved Your own to the end. You prayed for them, not that the Father would take them out of the world, but that He would keep them from evil. As the Father loved You, so You have loved me; help me continue in Your love. You laid down Your life for Your friends. You will finish the good work You began in me. Help me love others today as You love me. 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
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.