Don’t be too angry with us, O God.
Don’t keep a permanent account of wrongdoing.
Keep in mind, please, we are your people—all of us.
MATTHEW 3:8 (TCEB)
If you’ve repented of your sins, act like it. Prove it by the way you live.
THE ESSENCE
If you say you've turned to God, you have to prove it by living according to God's way of doing things.
DAILY FODDER
It's ironic that so many of us are obsessed with proving God exists or that the Bible is his authoritative word for the world, but we aren't nearly as consumed with proving through the way we live that we actually believe in him. Shallow Christianity is simple and simplistic.
PRAYER
Lord of love and mercy, I have fallen short of what you expect from me, what I expect from myself, and what others need from me. I repent. Turn me around toward you and those around me. Help me to live faithfully and fruitfully among your people. May my actions align with what I have learned from you. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
