Luke 18:13
“O God, be merciful to me a sinner.”
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Prayer… we all know about it. We all know how to do it. Our parents may have taught us about it, and we may have been doing it for years. Or, we may also have forgotten to do it ever since.
I have been praying as long as I can remember. I was taught to pray in the morning, before meals, after meals and before retiring in the evening. All through my life, I have experienced the power of prayer – in times of family trouble, marital trouble, financial trouble and personal difficulties.
But, I am also guilty of praying like the Pharisee, who always see myself as far better than the other. One time, I prayed that God punish our neighbor for being a humor-monger, that may God cut-off her tongue. I also prayed that a classmate lose his eyesight because he always cheat during exams.
I don’t know, but I may still be doing this unknowingly. I do pray that I stop all of these and that those people whom I prayed with harm would forgive me – “O God, be merciful to me, the sinner that I am!”
For those of us who are too often guilty of this, we need to bow our knees, confess our sin, receive God's forgiveness, and beg that the will of the Lord be done above our own. Let God enter our hearts through prayer, and let Him cleanse our hearts, fully understanding that we are all sinners. But we must also know that God has forgiven all our sins, and we only need to accept that we are sinners needing His mercy and love.
We pray because we know that God hears us and because we desire to see results. We should pray by faith, trusting God. We should pray consistently, trusting God. We should pray for healing, trusting God. We should pray for others, trusting God.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, we are all sinners, so I am not really better than others. And for that, I humbly and silently pray with all my heart and thank You. Amen +
It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice.
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