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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Five Things I Pray (Almost) Daily




Over the last forty (40) years I have written a number of quotes, comments, pithy sayings, and poems in the fly-leafs of my bibles. Each Tuesday I am going to share those various entries from my bibles with you. I hope they will be as much of blessing to you as they have been to me. Sometimes I will be able to give credit where credit is due and sometimes I won’t be able to credit the source. I apologize for this to each one who contributed these gems over the last forty (40) years.

TODAY'S TREASURE:

  • expose and eradicate my self-righteousness
  • expose and eradicate the sin that resides in me
  • expose and eradicate the distorted view of who I am
  • expose and eradicate anything that usurps the place of Christ as my hope
  • expose and eradicate anything that opposes, hinders, or stifles God's eternal goal for my life - to be like Him
Because:

it is not a system/activity, but Christ's work on the cross that can rescue me from my sin

I need help to see how desperate my condition really is. I need my heart changed.

I need help to see how weak, blind, and vulnerable sin makes me

I need wisdom and correction daily

I am so needy and weak apart from Christ

It gives me victory over sin and a maturity in Christ

It keeps me from getting that I am but a sinner saved by grace and I need Christ daily
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3 comments:

  1. ScottMay 28, 2013 at 9:44 AM

    Excellent "fodder" for prayer. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Gregg MetcalfMay 28, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    You are welcome - thanks to you!

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  3. AnonymousMay 28, 2013 at 2:32 PM

    Thank you Gregg another excellent post to think about,

    Yvonne.

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.