September 12 - Evening

Wednesday Evening

Good Evening, Lord!

Words of Comfort

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. (Isa. 26:3 ESV)

Prayer of Confession

Father in Heaven, You teach us how to live, but many times we don’t live as You expect us to. It isn’t always just about our behavior, but it goes all the way to our heart. We are sinners, and that is why we sin. But You have mercy on sinners, and that is why You sent Jesus, that in Him we might be forgiven and made holy. Have mercy on us, and make us the people You want us to be! Amen.

Memory Verse

[There is …] one Lord, one faith, one Baptism. – Ephesians 4:5

A Catechism Reading

Maroon Cover – p. 207: Questions 246 & 247

Black Cover – p. 288-289

I.T.C.P. Prayer

Use the I.T.C.P. formula to guide you in prayer.

Instruction:     What did I learn? What was the reading about?

Thanksgiving: For what does this reading teach me to be thankful?

Confession:     With what sin was I confronted? Was I comforted with God’s forgiveness? How?

Petition:          What does this reading teach me to pray about?

Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

“Give us this day our daily bread.”

Heavenly Father, You give daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. Make us mindful of all that You give us that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and help us to always give thanks to You; in Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Verse of Benediction

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14 ESV)