Day 20: Halfway Point

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”  1 Corinthians 10:13

Observation:  Sooner or later everyone is tempted to do what is hurtful or harmful to others.  God gives us wisdom, and God gives us wise neighbors to help us find a better way, the way of God’s love.  It’s a choice.  Pray that we may choose wisely.

Prayer:  O God, whenever we are tempted to do something hurtful or harmful to our neighbor, give us the gift of your wisdom; surround us with wise and caring companions; and show us the better way of your love.  Amen.

Today marks the halfway point in the 40 Days of Prayer around which our community has united.  God has already been moving through our prayers, and he has more work to do. God is infinitely more wise than we could ever be, and He will give only what is best for us. But, note there is an implied promise in asking, seeking, and knocking daily and persistently.  "And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened." - Luke 11:9-10

The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. —Psalm 145:18-19

Let's keep going!

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