Latest / The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey / Daily Prayer 08-07-25
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- 0:00Speaker 1: I am Sherry macke. It is time for us to
- 0:02Speaker 1: go to God in prayer, and as always I ask
- 0:05Speaker 1: that you join along with me in prayer. Heavenly Father,
- 0:09Speaker 1: we come before you today with humbled hearts, God, longing
- 0:13Speaker 1: to be more like you, Lord, in a world that
- 0:16Speaker 1: chases after position and platform and prestige. We ask God
- 0:21Speaker 1: that you strip us of selfish ambition and clothe us
- 0:25Speaker 1: with a spirit of a servant. Teach us God to
- 0:29Speaker 1: be faithful, faithful in the little, faithful in the unseen,
- 0:33Speaker 1: faithful in the quiet corners where there's no applause, but
- 0:37Speaker 1: your eyes still see. Oh God, give us the heart
- 0:41Speaker 1: of your son, Jesus, the ultimate servant King. He humbled himself,
- 0:45Speaker 1: wrapped a towel around his waist, and washed feet. God,
- 0:49Speaker 1: may we have that kind of love, that kind of humility,
- 0:52Speaker 1: that kind of willingness to serve without needing to be Soon,
- 0:57Speaker 1: help us to understand that true greatness in your kingdom
- 1:01Speaker 1: is not measured by how high we climb, but how
- 1:04Speaker 1: long we're willing to kneel to lift others up. Lord,
- 1:08Speaker 1: when the work is hard and the recognition is absent,
- 1:11Speaker 1: keep us steadfast when we feel for God, or even
- 1:15Speaker 1: over look. Remind us that you are Elroy, the God
- 1:20Speaker 1: who sees You see our labor, our love. You see
- 1:23Speaker 1: every act of service, You see every tear we shed
- 1:27Speaker 1: in secret. You see God, every burden we've helped to carry.
- 1:31Speaker 1: And you are not unjust to forget our work and
- 1:34Speaker 1: the love we show. In your name, Father, help us
- 1:37Speaker 1: to serve like Ruths with loyalty and endurance, to serve
- 1:41Speaker 1: like Esther with courage and sacrifice, To serve like Mary
- 1:45Speaker 1: with devotion and surrender. To serve like Paul with obedience
- 1:49Speaker 1: and perseverance, and most of all, to serve like Jesus
- 1:54Speaker 1: with love, with passion and with purpose. Lord, refine our motives,
- 1:58Speaker 1: take away the desire to be the person. Instead birth
- 2:01Speaker 1: in us a huger to be found faithful. Let our
- 2:05Speaker 1: hands be ready, our hearts be soft, and our spirits
- 2:08Speaker 1: be willing to