Hi everyone, this is Mary Demuth and this is Pray Every Day where I have the joy and privilege of praying you through the Bible verse by verse.

We're going to be in the New Testament just a couple days.

And then we're going to jump back into our friend, the Weeping Prophet, Jeremiah, in two more days.

And so just be ready for that.

Today I am finishing up the book of Titus, Titus chapter three in the world English Bibles.

Before I do that, I want to pray for someone who's discouraged today.

So Lord Jesus, I lift up my friend who is battling a heavy weight of discouragement and

maybe that's in their job, maybe that's in their finances, maybe that's in their relationships,

maybe it's in regrets over the past, I don't know, but discouragement comes in

so many different forms. But your favor and kindness and goodness come all the time and are there

for us. Lord, if we're feeling shameful, I just thank you so much that in this moment we can be set

free and we can be healed of that shame and we can confess our sins and you're

faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all in righteousness and so right

now lord we're clean we're seated with you in those high places we are loved we are

died for and we are welcomed into your family help us to to rest in that today. In Jesus name, amen.

Okay, Titus chapter three. Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities,

to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility

toward all men. For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts

and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love

toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to His

mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured

out on us richly through Jesus Christ, our Savior, that being justified

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