A Prayer to Look Extra Like Jesus At this time – Your Day by day Prayer – Might 31

A Prayer to Look Extra Like Jesus At this time
By Emma Danzey

“Whoever says he abides in him must stroll in the identical method during which he walked.” –1 John 2:6

Though we are going to by no means be good like Jesus, we’re known as to stay like Jesus. This doesn’t occur in our personal efforts or intentions. This can be a Holy Spirit stuffed way of life that displays Christ in our day-after-day. That is saying no to our flesh and sinful methods and repenting. To repent means to show away from our sins. We acknowledge the areas that we’re not obeying the Lord and we rely on Him to assist us stay in a different way. We ask the Spirit inside us to set us free from the strongholds in our lives. 

This isn’t a brand new prayer. Folks all through the Scriptures wanted lives that honored the Lord as effectively.

• Deuteronomy 13:4 says, “It’s the Lord your God you will need to comply with, and him you will need to revere. Hold his instructions and obey him; serve him and maintain quick to him.”
• Ephesians 5:1-2 says, “Due to this fact be imitators of God, as beloved kids. And stroll in love, as Christ cherished us and gave himself up for us, a aromatic providing and sacrifice to God.”
• 1 Peter 2:21 says, “For to this you’ve gotten been known as, as a result of Christ additionally suffered for you, leaving you an instance, so that you just would possibly comply with in his steps.”

In what methods are you not following Christ at present? What’s He asking you to do that you’re neglecting? What’s He asking you to not do that you’re partaking in? 

Have you ever ever observed how we turn out to be just like the folks we select to speculate our time in? I’ve had buddies who act and have the mannerisms of their husbands now that they’ve been married for a number of years. I’ve seen it with youth or faculty college students once they choose their core group of buddies. I’ve witnessed it in my very own life in numerous seasons. The way in which that we glance extra like Jesus is by spending extra time attending to know Him. We do that by studying His Phrase, praying to Him, and welcoming Him into our day-after-day. 

Let’s pray:

Pricey Jesus,
Thank You for dying on the cross for our sins and resurrecting your self to be seated on the proper hand of God in glory. You might be excessive above something that we may think about. Please assist us to understand what an important sacrifice you made on our behalf. Jesus, please allow us to look extra like You at present. We confess that we’re a multitude. We had been as soon as misplaced and we at the moment are discovered. We’re your kids when we’ve got accepted You as Savior, however that doesn’t imply that we don’t wander or battle. Please give us the power to stroll in Your methods. Assist us to repent from our sins and each evil in our hearts, minds, and actions. Give us the power to stay by the fruit of Your Spirit in us. Give us the facility to select up our crosses and comply with You. Remind us that Your yoke is straightforward, and Your burden is mild. Thank You for taking our place on the cross.

Whether or not we exit and keep in our properties, whether or not we’ve got an important day or a horrible one, leads us to stay out lives that mirror and level to Your greatness. Assist everybody round us to see You shining in our day-after-day lives. Might we be witnesses of Your gospel. On high of praying about trying extra like You, we have to ask You to assist us search You. You say in Jeremiah 29:13, “You’ll search me and discover me once you search me with all of your coronary heart.”

We’ll know You extra after we search You better than we do proper now. We’ll love You extra each second after we study extra about You and Your sacrifice for us. You’re the One who has the facility to alter us. You can provide us the will to pursue Your self even when we don’t really feel prefer it. You may empower us to comply with You even on days after we are pressed and challenged by the world and our enemy, the satan. Jesus, You might be worthy of our pursuit and of our total lives. We give up to You and dedicate at present to following You. Amen.

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Emma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One in every of her biggest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Scriptures. She is spouse to Drew and mother to Graham. Emma serves alongside her husband in ministry, she focuses most of her time within the dwelling, however loves to offer articles on the Bible, life questions, and Christian life-style. Her article on Interracial Marriage was the number one on Crosswalk in 2021. Most just lately, Emma launched Treasures for Tots, (Scripture reminiscence songs) for younger kids. Throughout her ministry profession, Emma has launched Wildflower: Blooming Via Singleness, two worship EP albums, based and led Polished Convention Ministries, and ran the Refined Journal. You may view her articles on her weblog at emmadanzey.wordpress.com and take a look at her Instagram @Emmadanzey.

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