A Prayer for Today

Father, we bless You this morning. We thank You, Lord, that You love us and that You have given us a future and a hope. We pray for those this morning who feel as though they have no hope. Lord, draw them unto Yourself and open their eyes to the fact that You are the God of hope and that there is no lasting hope apart from You. May they understand that if we hope only in this life we are of all men most miserable. We pray that all of us would take our eyes off the temporal and the arm of the flesh and look to You. May we understand that our natural lives are but a vapor and wouldn't even make a good dot on the time line of eternity. Thank You that through the finished work of the Lord Jesus Christ we have life that is eternal. We pray this in the name of Jesus and for His sake. Amen