Prayer for February 14-20, 2016
Sermon Text: Luke 4:1-13
That we
may draw strength for resistance from God’s word
Jesus, we rejoice
in You! We rejoice in your resistance to
evil in your wilderness time, throughout your ministry, and in the hours of
your trial and death. We rejoice that in
your hunger, You did not take shortcuts to finding food. Nor did you take shortcuts by grasping the
sovereignty that God desired for You to have over all of creation. You did not act foolishly in order to prove
that God was with You and would protect You.
You acted in the security of God’s declaration of love, with deep
knowledge of God’s word, and with the energizing help of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus, when we
face our wilderness trials, enable us to follow your example. Enable us to remember God’s word and draw
strength for resistance from it. Enable
us to trust in the guidance and energy of the Holy Spirit. Enable us not to be controlled by our physical
needs or desires, resort to magical thinking and false worship, or presume that
we can make foolish choices and still receive your full protection.
Jesus, we believe
that by grace we can resist and overcome evil because You have already defeated
it. We will trust in You through
whatever we may face. Amen.
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