“And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.”
Luke 19:45-48 ESV
Let us pray.
Lord Jesus, You see deep into our lives, into our hearts, into our minds, into our very souls better than we can. You see through the masks that we wear, through the image that we try to portray through our titles and failures. Help us to clean through the things in our lives that do not matter, that try to distract us, that invite us to wander away from You. Enrich us Lord with the strength of Your steadfast Spirit living in us. Quiet the whispers of idolatry that cause our eyes to glaze over and miss You walking before us. Block the winding lies from drifting into our ears and corrupting our hearts. Fortify us with grace filled hands that share and encourage. Lord teach us to breathe Your breath of life so that our muscles will be strengthen to do the work that You have for us today. May we be focused on You and see Your people and hear their needs and not be overwhelmed. We pray this in Your name Lord Jesus. Amen.