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Dear Father, righteous and holy God,
Help me never to be tempted to live as worldly people live: futile in their thinking - darkened in their understanding - alienated from you because of the ignorance within them - hard-hearted and calloused - given over to licentiousness - greedy to practice every kind of uncleanness.
I did not learn of a Christ like this! I learned of a righteous and holy Christ.
Help me ever to aspire to live as your holy people live: clear and decisive in thought - illumined in their understanding - reconciled to you by knowing your Son - tender-hearted and supple - self-controlled - hungering and thirsting for righteousness.
Help me to follow him just as I was taught in him - as the truth is in Jesus.
In his precious name I pray. Amen.
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Ephesians 4:17-21
Dear Father, righteous and holy God,
Help me never to be tempted to live as worldly people live: futile in their thinking - darkened in their understanding - alienated from you because of the ignorance within them - hard-hearted and calloused - given over to licentiousness - greedy to practice every kind of uncleanness.
I did not learn of a Christ like this! I learned of a righteous and holy Christ.
Help me ever to aspire to live as your holy people live: clear and decisive in thought - illumined in their understanding - reconciled to you by knowing your Son - tender-hearted and supple - self-controlled - hungering and thirsting for righteousness.
Help me to follow him just as I was taught in him - as the truth is in Jesus.
In his precious name I pray. Amen.
Ⓒ 1996-2020 Heartlight, Inc. This material may not be reproduced in part or whole for commercial use without written consent. Heartlight appreciates ### and ### for permission to make this available on our website. Praying with Paul is available in a very attractive book that may be ordered directly from ###.
Continue reading...
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