Psalm 4 Prayed
For boldness in evangelism
Answer me when I call to you,
O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
My heart goes out to all those I know,
who do not yet know Jesus as Saviour.
How can they call on the one
they have not believed in?
And how can they believe in the one
of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear
without someone preaching to them?
Give me courage and boldness to speak with them,
and wisdom and sensitivity
to find ways to say to them;
“How long, my friends,
will you turn Christ's glory into shame?
How long will you love the delusions of
materialism?
seek the false gods of consumerism?
Don't you know that the Lord
wants to set you apart for himself?
The Lord Jesus hears my prayers
when I call to him.
I don't want to make you angry
by telling you these things.
Go home tonight and when you are on your bed,
search your heart and be silent.
Jesus has offered the only right sacrifice:
For Christ died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous,
to bring you to God.
Trust in the Lord!”
Give me courage to speak to them about you,
Because secretly many of my friends
are asking, “Who can show us any good?”
Let the light of your face shine upon them,
O Lord Jesus.
When you finally save them,
then, you will have filled my heart with
greater joy than when
good food and drink abound.
Then I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O Lord Jesus,
can make us dwell in the safety
of your forgiveness and acceptance.
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Psalm 4 Prayed
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