Praying for those who labor

 

Matthew 11:28-30 – Jesus promised, “Come to Me you who are weary and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”

How often do we place unnecessary loads on our own shoulders, Lord, or struggle to do jobs that aren’t ours but Yours? How often do we let our ambitions and egos get in the way of Your Way?

Help us to be kindly taskmasters toward ourselves and other people over whom we have influence.
 

Help us to recognize and receive Your easy yoke without squirming or flinching or trying to shift the light weight we’re to carry onto someone else.

Thank You, Lord, for promising a reward of rest to Your followers. Help us to rest easy in You.

 

 

from Kneeling on the Promises of God 

Mary Harwell Sayler 

 

 

Prayer of Thanks for the Holy Spirit

 

John 14:26 – Jesus promised, “The Comforter – your Advocate, the Holy Spirit – Who the Father will send in My Name, shall teach you all things and bring to mind everything I’ve said to you.”

 

Lord, we get busy, busy and forget. We get older and sometimes lack recollection of what we thought we knew. We have to confess that sometimes we did not listen in the first place!

 

Thank You, for promising to teach us through Your Holy Spirit, Who speaks to and for us like a perfect lawyer, well-prepared to provide a sure defense.

 

Please draw us into reading the Gospels, again and again, so we can hear You more clearly and see how Your words and teachings give us exactly what we need today.

 

 

Mary Sayler

from the book, Kneeling on the Promises of God

 

Standing Still: Exodus 14

 

Exodus 14:13-14 – “Do not be afraid! Stand firm and witness the victory the Lord will win for you…. The Lord God will fight for you. All you have to do is keep still.”

That sounds easy enough, Lord, but sometimes we get squirmier than a hyperactive child. Sometimes we topple quicker than a toddler. Please steady our feet and help us to stand firm in faith.

Thank You, God, for promising to go to battle for us. Help us to discern Your hand in our lives. Help us to dwell in peace, knowing we can always trust You to do what You say.

 

Mary Harwell Sayler

from Kneeling on the Promises of God