A Prayer about the Foolishness of Sin
A Prayer about the Foolishness of Sin
The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’
They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds;
there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1
Merciful and Forgiving Lord,
Thank you for this reminder
that without Jesus, our Savior,
we are all fools.
Our sin nature,
the nature with which we were born
persists in telling us,
“There’s no God.
You are your own god.
Do what feels right to you,
because you rule!”
Our sin nature whispers to us,
“You’re a good person.
You’re not nearly so bad
as that guy down the street
who always yells at his wife and kids.”
The apostle Paul says,
“All have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
David says,
“There is none who does good,
not even one” (Psalm 14:3).
And yet, there is one who did do good,
one who never sinned.
And he came for us,
to be our perfect sacrifice.
He sent his Spirit to arouse us
from our zombie status,
to awaken us to the true wisdom of Jesus.
Thank you, Lord,
for such a great salvation.
Thank you for making us “good”
in Christ’s goodness, our only hope.
Read Psalm 14.
![Which of your “unanswered prayers” have turned out for your good and God’s glory?
What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? Luke 11:10
Good Father,
I’ve been thinking a lot about prayers I prayed
that you didn’t answer the way I wanted
or prayers that you answered
with those two hard words, “not yet” or “no.”
For many of those answers,
I am now so grateful:
Thank you for not getting me back together
with that mean high school boyfriend,
Thank you for not letting us
get that house I wanted in my friends’ neighborhood,
Thank you for not giving me that full scholarship to college
that seemed like a dream come true
(because I might never have transferred to the college where I met my husband)…
[Name some “prayers answered differently” that you are now thankful for].
I confess, God, there are some prayers I’ve prayed
that are still answered “not yet”
and prayers for which I didn’t honestly love your answer:
The prayer you would heal my mother
when she was sick with Covid.
The prayer that our children would be healthy every day of their lives.
[Name some “answered differently” prayers you’re not so sure about].
And yet, we cannot, we do not, doubt your love for us.
We cannot, we do not, doubt you want the best for us.
We do believe that you are a good Father
who is working your best plan
not only for our good
but also for the good of your kingdom.
And we’re grateful to be part of that kingdom plan.
Thank you for hearing our prayers.
In Jesus’ faithful name. Amen.
Read Matthew 6:5-15.
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