A Prayer for Grace & Truth and the Wisdom to Know How to Apply Them Both - Monday, April 25, 2016

Read: Romans 10:17, John 4:1-26, John 1:14, James 1:5 and Matthew 28:16-20)

Dear Heavenly Father,

In a day and age where sin, confusion and lack of grace and truth abounds - I pray for Your Holy Spirit's help in these matters as we need Your help all the more. 

Some want to throw out truth all together in order to accommodate in "grace and love" even when it's in opposition of the truth of Your Word. Help us to understand that Your truth is part of Your love and faith comes by hearing. (Romans 10:17)

On the other hand some want to throw out grace all together and sometimes hit people over the head with the "truth" when they forget the scriptures teaching about grace and love which is not devoid of truth. (John 4:1-26)

Yet, You oh Lord call us to both in love. 


As imperfect as we - Your church is, please help us to have the wisdom to know how to apply Your grace and truth in love. 

You've called us to The Great Commission making disciples of all nations... (Matthew 28:16-20) but we can't do that without grace, truth and love! 

Help us to never gloss over or reject Your truth. 

Help us to never gloss over or reject Your grace.

Help us to be balanced in grace and truth in all things as Jesus came full of Your Grace and Truth. (John 1:14)...so ought we grow in grace and truth. 

When we swing too far in focusing only on the truth - I ask that Your Word and Holy Spirit remind us of and help us apply grace - Your grace. 

When we swing too far in focusing only on grace - I ask that Your Word and Holy Spirit remind us of and help us apply the truth - Your truth. 

You know well that there are numerous issues we're facing in our society, in the culture and in Your Church to the extent that it's crazy sometimes how inconsistent we are but I know You will give us wisdom in all things if we simply ask. (James 1:5) 

Help us to not tear one another down. 

Help us to somehow respect and love one another as you've called us to love throughout the scriptures. Please help us bear and represent Your name rightly. 

Please help us to have the wisdom to know how and when to effectively apply both grace and truth.

I'm glad You have the answers Lord as we sure don't and we get so many things wrong so I ask that You help us cling to you and seek You in all things because we definitely cannot do this on our own as we'll continue to fail miserably without You!

I praise You and Thank You for Who You are! I praise You and thank You for Your Word! I praise You and Thank You for Your Holy Spirit! I praise You and thank You for Jesus Christ!
I praise You and Thank You for salvation and the relationship we can have with Jesus!

I praise You and Thank You for the gift of prayer!

In Jesus Name I Praise You and Thank You, Amen!

Blessings in Christ,

rlk

Share this with someone today: You can't have grace without truth or truth without grace - Why not ask for God's help to apply them both, in Love? -Randolph Koch