The Gramazin Blog
One article every day from Charles Wagner's two commentaries on the New Testament.
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May
The Wise Men and the Flight to Egypt
Take Every Passage to Prayer - Volume 2, The Gospels
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Matthew 2:1-23, Luke 2:39-40
Father, please use me to spread the word that a baby born 2,000 years ago in a manger in Bethlehem is the only one who can save us from our sins. I want Jesus Christ to be so priceless to me that, metaphorically speaking, my heart would be willing to travel over 1,000 miles on the backs of smelly camels just to worship Him. Please use me to lead others to Jesus Christ. I ask that the light You put in me shines so brightly before others that they see Jesus in me and want to meet Him for themselves. Father, what gifts will I give You? My talents? My skills? My relationships? Father, give me a generous heart that seeks to give all that I can to the work of Jesus Christ. Please protect my life, my family, and my ministry from demonic and human powers that desire to silence my longing to share the gospel of Jesus Chr......READ MORE.
27
May
Jesus Presented in the Temple
Take Every Passage to Prayer - Volume 2, The Gospels
Monday May 27, 2024
Luke 2:22-38
Father, please answer my prayers by orchestrating divine appointments in my life, and in the lives of those I pray for, so that the gospel of Jesus Christ may be experienced by those I love. Father, there are men and women in America, and across the world, who are searching for a savior. Please use me to introduce them to the only true savior, Jesus Christ. Father, I would love to be known as a man who has the heart of Anna - who prays day and night. Please make me a prayer warrior. Amen.
Father, Leviticus 12 now takes control of this story. Jesus is circumcised on the eighth day. Mary then waited 33 days to be purified after the birth of her male child. When her time of purification ended, she went to Jerusalem to make a sacrifice of two doves and a pigeon, an acceptable sacrifice given her poverty. In a......READ MORE.
26
May
The Birth of Jesus
Take Every Passage to Prayer - Volume 2, The Gospels
Sunday May 26, 2024
Luke 2:1-21, Matthew 1:25
Father, the Son of God demonstrated perfect humility by becoming a baby in a manger. Please help me to walk humbly before You, walking in total submission to my Father in heaven. I too need to have the faith of a little child before my Father in heaven. I am in total dependence upon You. I am nothing without You. I brought nothing into this world, and I will take nothing with me when I leave it. My name will soon be forgotten, by future generations and by those who have gone on to glory, where they see the only One worthy of worship and praise - Jesus Christ. Father, I am a sinner and a rebel from God. I cannot save myself from my sin. I need a Savior and I know who He is - Jesus Christ, born of a virgin in a manger in Bethlehem. Father, Jesus’ death on the cross did not bring peace to every individual in hi......READ MORE.
25
May
Joseph Asked to Adopt Jesus
Take Every Passage to Prayer - Volume 2, The Gospels
Saturday May 25, 2024
Matthew 1:18-24
Father, thanks to the salvation I have received through faith in Jesus Christ alone for my salvation, I look forward to my attendance at the great wedding feast when we, Your church, will celebrate our eternal marriage to You. Few contributions to the gospel of Jesus Christ by any couple in church history have been more consequential than that which Joseph and Mary did for all of us. However, their gift was filled with both joy and great heartache. Choosing to serve You is to choose a life of hardship. Help me to persevere with thanksgiving, joy, and contentment as You carry me through difficult times. Father, we don’t hear much about Joseph from pastors and teachers. I’m not sure why he disappeared from Your Word after Luke 4:22. Did he die? Did he walk away from the family? Was he present but irrelevant to the......READ MORE.
24
May
Zechariah, Elizabeth, and Mary
Take Every Passage to Prayer - Volume 2, The Gospels
Friday May 24, 2024
Luke 1:5-80
Father, it had been four centuries since the Israelites had last heard from You. Men and women of faith continued to believe in Your promises for a Messiah to come. Father, in those times in my life when You seem distant to me, please help me to remain strong in my faith. Please help me to remain in Your Word and that You will speak to me through Your Word and that I will hear Your voice and feel the comfort of Your presence. Father, please help me to have a daily heart of repentance, praying continuously throughout the day. Help me to pray for Your Kingdom, for my nation, for my neighbors, and for my walk with You. Help me to obey all of Your commands; not in an attempt to earn salvation, but out of my deep thankfulness for what Your love has done for me. Use me to lead many people to repent of their sin and to turn their liv......READ MORE.
