Day 4
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
January 15
FLOURISHING
Read: I John 1:5-2:6
REFLECTION:
Our current cultural climate is filled with the pressure for people to be perfect and we are influenced to present this perfect image of someone who seems to have everything all together. But our culture will also turn quickly on someone who once had it all together but upsets us by saying something that the masses don’t care for. You can probably think of several cases of a celebrity going from hero to zero simply by a tweet or FB message.
How grateful we should be that God has far greater wisdom, exponentially more grace, and a tender compassion that is unknown in our world today. We know far too well that we are not perfect… we tend to fail and falter often and just about the time we think we finally have it all together; down we go again. For all of those who find themselves stumbling back to the old sinful patterns, John brings a great bit of relief as he acknowledges the reality that we are sinful in I John 1:8.
We can breathe a sigh of relief because Jesus is our advocate, and He has atoned for all of our sins if we have trusted in Him. While the world discards people based on a single misstep, God invites us in and give us hope through His grace. Because of the cross your worst day is no longer your final day… you can have a resurrection! Consider the kindness of God that He would look at us, the very ones who have done wrong, and invite us to confess our sins and receive His grace. God’s grace is far greater and much deeper than you and I can even begin to imagine.
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER:
How does God’s grace drive us to grow in our obedience to him?
What sin are you carrying that you need to confess to the Lord?
What internal dialogue do you need to erase so that you can walk forward in your relationship with Christ?
CORPORATE PRAYER POINTS:
Read: I John 1:5-2:6
REFLECTION:
Our current cultural climate is filled with the pressure for people to be perfect and we are influenced to present this perfect image of someone who seems to have everything all together. But our culture will also turn quickly on someone who once had it all together but upsets us by saying something that the masses don’t care for. You can probably think of several cases of a celebrity going from hero to zero simply by a tweet or FB message.
How grateful we should be that God has far greater wisdom, exponentially more grace, and a tender compassion that is unknown in our world today. We know far too well that we are not perfect… we tend to fail and falter often and just about the time we think we finally have it all together; down we go again. For all of those who find themselves stumbling back to the old sinful patterns, John brings a great bit of relief as he acknowledges the reality that we are sinful in I John 1:8.
We can breathe a sigh of relief because Jesus is our advocate, and He has atoned for all of our sins if we have trusted in Him. While the world discards people based on a single misstep, God invites us in and give us hope through His grace. Because of the cross your worst day is no longer your final day… you can have a resurrection! Consider the kindness of God that He would look at us, the very ones who have done wrong, and invite us to confess our sins and receive His grace. God’s grace is far greater and much deeper than you and I can even begin to imagine.
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER:
How does God’s grace drive us to grow in our obedience to him?
What sin are you carrying that you need to confess to the Lord?
What internal dialogue do you need to erase so that you can walk forward in your relationship with Christ?
CORPORATE PRAYER POINTS:
- For radical obedience to be our daily posture.
- For God to raise up strong and godly families in our church & community
- For us to be a people of consecration to the things of the Lord.