Heavenly Father, forgive me for the times when I have passed critical judgement and pointed a finger of accusation at the sins of other people, while hiding behind my own smug, self-righteous pride. Thank You that Christ died for me and that I am saved by grace through faith in Him. Thank You that I am clothed in His righteousness. Give me a heart of compassion toward those that are lost, and use me to touch lives with love and not with criticism. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us and gave His life as the ransom price for the sins of the world. Thank You for the truth of the gospel of grace and the structured way that Paul explains that all have sinned and all fall short of God's glory. I recognise that it is not simply those who deny Your existence that will be judged, but the self-righteous person who boasts in their own morality, dresses themselves up in their own righteousness, (instead of receiving the righteousness of Christ, through faith), and who wears a necklace of pride, while condemning others. Thank You that my salvation does not rest on what I have done, but on what Christ has done for me. Praise Your holy name that Christ was judged for my sins and that I have been clothed in His own righteousness, through faith in His sacrificial work on the Cross. I pray that I may live by faith for Your praise and glory. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, I am not worthy to gather up the crumbs under Your table and yet You died for me so that my sin and guilt might be washed away and I might stand perfect in Your sight. Forgive me for the self-righteous attitude I have shown against sinners who are dead in their trespasses and needing Your salvation. Give me a heart to share the truth of salvation, by grace through faith in Christ, with all whom I come in contact. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.
Father, I often take for granted Your loving-kindness, and carelessly wander far from You. Thank You for Your grace and patient-endurance towards me. I confess my faults to You, and I choose today to turn away from my own carnal desires and return to trusting You in all things. I pray that I would quickly reject the things that have grieved You, and thank You for Your grace, Your love, Your forbearance, and patience. Continue to draw me back once again into Your sweet arms of comfort and enjoy gracious fellowship with You. This I pray In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, I praise and thank You that Your love and justice met at Calvary. It is beyond the realm of my understanding that You should love the world so much, that You gave Your only begotten Son to receive the full fury of Your righteous wrath and holy justice against sin so that by faith, we might be made the righteousness of God, in Him. Thank You, Lord, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You that there is no contradiction in the Word of God. Thank You that I have been saved by grace through faith in Christ, and that there is no condemnation because I am in Him. Having come to saving faith in Christ, I pray that You would help me to continue to work the works of God in my life, as I rely on Your Holy Spirit to guide and direct me in all things, and trust in Your unfailing goodness and grace so that I may produce much fruit to Your praise and glory. This I ask in Jesus' name. AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the free gift of salvation that is offered to all men, and in Your mercy and grace, Christ died for us and took the punishment that we deserve. Thank You, Lord, that it is not Your will that any should perish. I pray that many unbelievers will have their hearts softened and come to know Christ as Saviour, before it is too late. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the truths that are contained in the book of Romans. I pray that I may never stray from the gospel of Christ, that I am a sinner and that there is nothing that I can do to merit Your forgiveness, except by grace through faith in the atoning blood of the incarnate Word of God. Thank You that I have been saved, simply because I believed that Jesus took the punishment that I deserved and thus transferred me from death to life. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word of truth. Help me to cease from my own strivings, by trying to produce works of righteousness which You have said in Your Word, can never justify me in Your sight. Help me to see clearly that the work that You require of me is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and that being a 'doer of the Word' is not carrying out works of the flesh, or trying to adhere to works of the Law, but refers to the act of believing on Christ for salvation. He alone can justify the lost sinner, and He alone is the Justifier of all who believe. It is by faith in Him and not by works of the Law that we are justified, and it is our faith that is credited to us as righteousness. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, when I see the depth of sin to which mankind has fallen and the sins that I personally have committed through the witness of my conscience, I realise I have nothing to commend me, and I stand guilty before Your holy throne. But thanks be to God through Jesus Christ, Who died to pay the enormous price for my sins, so that by faith in Him, I have been declared righteous and have been forgiven of my sins through time and into eternity. Praise Your holy name. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, I confess that in and of myself there is no good thing, and that there is nothing that commends me. But thanks be to God that by faith in Jesus Christ, my sins have been forgiven, I have received eternal life, and I am accepted as Your child, because of His righteousness. Praise His holy name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for Paul’s gospel, which is the power of God unto salvation to all who believe. But Lord, we live in a world where the truth of the glorious gospel of grace is being sugar-coated, the consequences of sin ignored and the need for salvation is being twisted, ridiculed, disregarded, and diminished. I pray that You would use me to speak honestly to those that are under condemnation so that by Your grace some will be plucked from the fiery brands. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for this thorough examination of my sinfulness and my need of Jesus. Correct in me any unworthy attitudes and perceptions I may have. I pray that I do not develop the same self-righteous, unfaithful, hypocritical, religious attitude that Paul describes in this passage of Romans. Help me to live my life in word and deed, to Your honour and glory. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, forgive me for the times when I have sought to hide my own faults and failings behind a wall of religiosity. Forgive me for the times when I have discredited Your name by my presumptuous words or ungodly deeds. I pray that I may walk in spirit and truth, and proclaim the gospel of Christ in truth and in love, not only by what I say or do, but in the innermost motives of my heart, so that Christ may be seen in me, to Your honour and glory. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the way You have illustrated the true meaning of spiritual circumcision and the baptism of the Holy Spirit in Your Word. Thank You that my salvation is not displayed by any outward behaviour but through the inner circumcision of my heart, when I trusted Christ for salvation and was made spiritually alive in Him. Give me wisdom and discernment as I read Your Word, and keep me from basing my scriptural understanding on man's false perception, rather than the truth of God's Word. Open the eyes of men and women, Jew and Gentile alike, to the truth of the glorious gospel of Christ so that hearts may be truly circumcised before You, for Your greater praise and glory, AMEN.