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Prayer
A Psalm for Restful Sleep
The busier life gets, the more tired we are, and yet the harder it is to get good rest! In Psalm 127 we find much needed wisdom for getting a good night’s sleep.
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Why Do Christians Pray, “And Lead Us Not into Temptation, But Deliver Us from Evil”?
“Has God really commanded that?” We are constantly and fiercely tempted to break God’s commands in the same way that Adam and Eve were. We are like bunnies in the jaws of the lion, in desperate need of God’s deliverance.
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Why Do Christians Pray, “Forgive Us Our Debts”?
The sinful woman in Luke 7:37-50 crumpled herself before the Lord, against whom she had ultimately rebelled. We see her love for Jesus welling up from her deepest soul. Why do Christians pray, “Forgive us our debts?”
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“Forgive Us Our Debts”: Getting Specific When Confessing Our Sins to God
Are you spiritually “asleep at the wheel” when it comes to recognizing certain patterns of behavior and seemingly mundane thoughts and actions that actually transgress God’s law?
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Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about Free Will
Here is a prayer to help you meditate on the free will and natural liberty God gave to man in his state of innocency “to do that which was good, and well pleasing to God” (WCF 9.1-3).
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Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about God’s Covenant with Man
Here is a prayer to help you meditate upon the covenant God made with man in Genesis 2, to share himself with a holy people—and only a holy people.
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5 Good Reasons to Read “Searching Our Hearts in Difficult Times” by John Owen
In these difficult times we have been searching for information, answers, and hope. Yet, the most critical search we need to do now, according to Puritan theologian John Owen, is right within our own hearts.
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A Prayer for Greater Faith
When we are feeling unsettled by circumstances beyond our control, we can always cast our cares and worries on God. Here is a prayer for greater faith in uncertain times.
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How Should We Pray?
Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:9-13 helps us order our times of prayer in a way that values the right priorities. What can we learn from the Lord’s Prayer regarding how we should pray?
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