Daily Devotional
Praying in Faith
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:1-2
March 29, 2025
Ponder This
Imagine you and your spouse are at home and you’re having one of those tremendous arguments that is heated and volatile. Suddenly, you hear a cry from your upstairs bedroom. You go up and find your baby’s burning up with fever, terribly sick. You know you need to pray, but there’s all this hate and animosity in your heart. When you get down on your knees to pray, don’t you feel like a couple of fools? There’s nothing more debilitating to faith than sin in the heart.
Do you want to have a life of faith? If you do, you have to ask yourself the question: Have you forsaken idolatry? Anything you love more, serve more, fear more, trust more than God is an idol. Some love money more than God. Some fear Man more than God. Some trust ability more than God. They may not even realize it, but it is evident in the way they live. So many try to keep their same lifestyle, and they wonder why it doesn’t work.
This passage makes it clear—to have a life of faith you must look to Jesus. How do you look to Jesus? By laying aside every weight and the sin that so easily besets us. There’s no way that you can pray in faith with unconfessed and unrepented of sin in your heart.
- When have you recently been convicted of sin? How did you respond to that conviction?
- How can you assess the things that threaten to become idols in your life?
Practice This
Pray and confess to God any idols you identify. Ask Him to help you cast them aside.
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With space for personal reflections, prayers, and insights, this journal guides you through key Bible passages illuminating the path from Calvary to the empty tomb, inviting you to meditate on the Scriptures, pray, and write as you grow in faith.
