Daily Prayer & Devotion

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September 11, 2024

Dear Lord Jesus,

Thank You for being my Advocate when I am in need of help.

I admit that I fall short of Your glory.

I now confess my sins to You...and I thank You for Your forgiveness.

Jesus, please deliver me from evil. (Matthew 6:13)

When others are attacking me, I claim Your promise...

There is therefore now no condemnation

to those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:1

Lord, sometimes my biggest problem is myself. Often I am guilt-ridden, or I get discouraged, or I want to just give up.

Please comfort me now, Jesus my Advocate. Please free me from my doubts and my self-criticism. Please help me to be victorious in life.

I will follow Your instructions to Joshua...

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Joshua 1:8-9

Thank You my Lord God, my Advocate.

In the powerful name of Jesus I pray,

Amen.

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Jesus: The Advocate

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. 

1 John 2:1-2

Jesus is the Advocate, the Defense Lawyer who will defend you against any accusations by Satan, “the accuser of our brethren” (Revelation 12:10). Let Jesus be your Advocate. Every time the Enemy points out a sin in you, Jesus will defend you, because “the blood of Jesus Christ . . . cleanses us from all sin” 

(1 John 1:7). Let your Lawyer handle your sin. 

Jesus, thank You for being my Advocate. Satan discourages me. I admit that I am not perfect, and I confess my sin (1 John 1:8-9). Jesus, defend me against the Enemy. I claim Your promise that “there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

You can’t plead ignorance or that you did not sin. If you say that you have not sinned, you make Christ a liar (1 John 1:10). Tell your Advocate what you’ve done. He is your Defense Lawyer. Let Him put together your defense and plead it to the Father. The Advocate will know how to defend your case. He will plead the blood, which satisfies all legal claims against you. Don’t try to go it alone; you can get forgiveness for all your sin (1 John 1:7).

Lord, sometimes my biggest problem is myself; I can become guilt ridden, or I get discouraged, or I want to just give up. Come, Advocate, defend me from my doubts and self-incrimination. Help me to be victorious in life.  Amen.