Friday, 13 November 2009
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Hear My Prayer- Father
Romans 7:16-25
16But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. 17So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. 19For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 20But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.
21I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. 22For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, 23but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. 24Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? 25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.
Father-God; inside me there is absolutely no good. Even apart from you I would not know how to express these pains. This body has trapped me into weaknesses that I did not want. The nature of sin, cultivated in the flesh, seems unstoppable! You have searched my heart- Oh Lord- and I fear. But I open my heart to you because for you I hope to be found a suitable dwelling place for your Holy Spirit.
By my life I agree that your law is good—even when I am found lacking; you are exalted all the more as perfect!
Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.
Because you have always been the one to fight away my fears.By day and by night you have watched over me as my storms have raged.
Seeing the turmoil’s I face, helpless in this flesh; helpless in this cage.Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.
So your Son you gave, in Love; a lamb taken before the sheers.Humiliated, broken, and mocked he became a curse so that I could be your son.
Emptied of all his rightful power, Jesus hung upon the cross, breathed his last, and said “All is done”.Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.
Father—hear my prayer; I have cast myself before you, I am placing all my trust in you that I may be saved. I know nothing but that your Son completed your will and fulfilled all that he came to fulfill as he ascended into heaven; sitting by your side—head of the Church—Savior of your children.
I hope in you. I trust in you. I desire only you and yet my body—tired and worn out—seems unwilling to set aside it’s old ways.
Father, grant me patience. Grant me wisdom. Grant me compassion that I may show compassion. These are the tools with which I may work.
I beg, do not let evil hinder me any longer. Protect me from the temptations so set to destroy me. If your Spirit dwells in me, then I will be free to wield love, mercy, compassion, tenderness, and knowledge as tools to do your will!
Your Holy Spirit I desire; my only fear is that I disqualify myself from your Spirit and you take it away. I pray you destroy my body before you take your spirit from me!!
I marvel at the complex intricacies of your design and your will. Far more complex than all the universe is your plan for salvation; yet as simple as Jesus Christ—Lord and Savior!
Grant to me that I might know you, Father, and your Son Jesus Christ!!!
Amen!
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Comments (6)
You do know Him, brother, though I know You long to know Him more as do I. His kindness is leading you (and many of us now) to repentance. He only does that w/ those who know Him. You know the Lord is holy and you are desiring to be holy as He is holy. He will come to meet w/ you, to dwell w/ you since you have been convicted and humbled by His Spirit and now have a broken and contrite heart. May He assure you of His love and forgiveness for you in Jesus Christ and strengthen you to purify yourself as He is pure. I am rejoicing at the work He is doing in and through you! He is refining you for His glory! He will work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure. His resurrection life will work to free you to live to Him. He will complete this work He has begun. His life can never be extinguished in you. For the praise of His glorious grace He is working to present you holy and blameless to Him!
@naphtali_deer@xanga - Karen, Thank you so much for your reassurance. You wrote: "May he assure you of his love and forgiveness"-- that is what we each need! Assurance of something unseen. It is our hope in our conviction.
Everyday through our inadequacies we must place our HOPE for salvation in Him.
It's something I've learned that "this" is bigger than we are individually. In the end we are ALL at his mercies. That is why I hope to know nothing but the mercies of Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Brother, I pray with you for the assurance that you desire and so much need. You know there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. That has to be sufficient reassurance for us. Our feelings don't always coincide with our true standing as sons of God, but the fact of the cross is irrefutable proof of the triumph of Christ over sin and death. Repentance comes because we truly want to know and love God. It can be the beginning of a new walk with Him. Our sin "kills" us, We hate it! We need to be revived - to live again. God is eagerly watching for our return. He literally runs to meet us with rejoicing over us. Be assured, brother. He will never leave you or forsake you. You are accepted in the Beloved. Your are His son and heir forever. You are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Doesn't all of that fill you with His joy? Aren't you so glad to see His joy over you?
~Amen. That was just awesome.
@quest4god - "Our feelings don't always coincide with our true standing as sons of God, but the fact of the cross is irrefutable proof of the triumph of Christ over sin and death"
Yes, brother. The war that wages within us can attack our "feelings" and make us doubt the irrefutable proof of triumph that is in Christ.
I absolutely abhore the ways of the flesh right now! I'm tired of fighting the "strife"-- I'm discouraged because I see my brothers and my sisters living in ways that they are free from! I am disgusted with myself because I know better than to let my patience down and to become impatient. That I would put any weight, what-so-ever on anyone else baffles me. My trust resides only with Christ-- so why do the actions of others burden me?
The flesh is a misserable cage to be confined in.... but God has in his will to use this for his glory, that in some way it was bring praise and honor to himself!!
So, just as you say; take joy in him! Take refuge knowing the mark of salvation that we bare.
Blessings, brother, in Christ our Lord and Savior! May we never forget that!
@Mal_P@xanga - Thank you; I hope that as Christ has encouraged me so has he done with you!