Daily Prayer_May 19, 2011

The Word for wisdom:

Proverbs 19:20 (MSG)
Take good counsel and accept correction— that's the way to live wisely and well.

The Word for inspiration:

Psalm 32:6-7 (HCSB)
⁶ Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to You at a time that You may be found. When great floodwaters come, they will not reach him. ⁷ You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. Selah

The Word for encouragement:

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (HCSB)
²⁴ Don't you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize. ²⁵ Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away. ²⁶ Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. ²⁷ Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

My observation:

In today's focal passage the Apostle Paul gives us an inside look at his heart, and the motive that drove his passion in fulfilling the call of God upon his life. Paul did not work for his salvation, but he did work for the rewards of a faithful servant.

1 Corinthians 3:11-14 (HCSB)
¹¹ For no one can lay any other foundation than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. ¹² If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, ¹³ each one's work will become obvious, for the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire; the fire will test the quality of each one's work. ¹⁴ If anyone's work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

My prayer:

Father God, my dear Father, I praise and thank you that Jesus has already done everything that is required for my salvation. Father, I pray for the discipline to build upon the foundation that Christ has already laid down. Father, my goal is to build with works that will stand the test of time, and receive the rewards that you reserve for the faithful.

Hebrews 11:6 (HCSB)
Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.

My song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvkXMZGaoOc&feature=related

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Proverbs 3:5-6 (HCSB)
⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; ⁶ think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths.