A Prayer While The Lord Tempers Us

Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else. But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. - Ephesians 2:1-10 

Lord,

The world is on fire and we are living in the furnace.

We are weakened and scared. We seek safety and reassurance, and so often we forget that all rests in You!

We scramble for power and forget all righteous power is given us by the Holy Spirit and all power and glory truly belong only to You!

Lord, we are free! Thank You that we are free! We need not live under any law. We don’t have to live under religious legalism, and we bow to none but You, Christ Jesus!

What liberty! There’s no way to be worthy of it! Thank You for Your Grace!

And yet, with all this freedom, You grow in us wise hearts. You are so worthy of our love that we are inspired to follow Your divine moral guidance! Your Spirit always speaks to show us where we go wrong. We can live free yet righteous because of You, Lord!

Lord, Thank You for this current tempering by fire. May we be stronger and more resilient for it quickly.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!