Prayer to Cultivate a Noble and Good Heart | Daily Prayer
"'A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil.
It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.' When He said this, He called out, 'Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.'... The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." — Luke 8:4-8, 14-15 (NIV)
Daily Exhortation
There are thorns in the soil of life that prevent the word of God from maturing in our lives. These thorns include worry, wealth and the pleasures of life that fill up our hearts.
The Bible says in Matthew 6:24 (NIV) "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other.
You cannot serve both God and money." On the other hand, if you have a noble and good heart, all things being equal, the word of God will yield 100 times what was originally sown in your life and even though you do not pursue the things of this life, God will give them to you anyway. What is your decision?
Today's Prayers
1. O Great God, this morning, I ask that You deliver me from the worries that are in my heart which are preventing me from accepting and doing Your word, in the name of Jesus.
2. Holy One of Israel, let the allure of the world's riches and pleasures distracting me from Your word, lose its power over my life, in the name of Jesus.
3. O God, I ask, this morning, let every thorn in the soil of my life be roasted to ashes, in the name of Jesus.
4. My Savior, since wealth with no sorrow is in you anyway, let Your Holy Spirit in me cause me to focus my mind and my life totally on you, in the name of Jesus.
5. Lord of lords, do a transformative work in my heart and make it noble and good, in the name of Jesus.
6. From today, whenever i read or hear Your word, let me retain it, let me produce crop and let me reap one hundred times more than the seed that was sown in my life, in the name of Jesus.
7. Thank You heavenly Father, in Jesus' mighty name, amen.
If you have the need and the time, please feel free to add more prayers at this point.
Blessing: May God do a transformative work in your heart and by reason of this may your life be fruitful and pleasing to Him, in the name of Jesus.
