Good evening, brethren. 1. Our evening prayer focuses on "A heart ❤️ of forgiveness." 2. Do you know the true purposes for Christians? 3. Do you walk in the way of the wicked? 4. Do you wait for the light? To know more, read the message below. 1. Evening Prayer For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: ⏤ Matthew 6:14 To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ⏤ Lewis B. Smedes Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name. May Your kingdom come. May Your will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. You have told us by the lips of Him who spoke as never any man spoke, that if we forgive men their trespasses—then You will also forgive us; but that if we forgive not men their trespasses—then neither will You forgive us our trespasses. It is not easy for us to forgive those who have done us hurt. We often cherish bitter feelings and are not willing to put them out of our hearts. Yet, our Father, we want to be like You, and we are not like You if we are unforgiving. You forgive us not once only—but endlessly. You forgive altogether, putting our sins behind Your back, remembering them no more forever, receiving Your pardoned children back into favor, as if they never had sinned, and restoring them to all that they have lost by their wandering. Father, teach us the lesson of forgiveness. If others have trespassed against us—help us to forgive them. If they have trespassed against us seven times—help us to forgive seven times, seventy times seven times. Help us to forgive as You do—fully, freely, taking the offending friend back to our heart again, loving unto the uttermost. We desire to obey this teaching. You know how hard it is to do it. Help us, gracious Lord. Soften our spirits and humble us, until we can say from our hearts, "Forgive us our trespasses—as we forgive those who trespass against us." For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/80/evening #taptapstudio #youdevotion. 2. Two Purposes for Christmas. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:7–8) When 1 John 3:8 says, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil,” what are “the works of the devil” that he has in mind? The answer is clear from the context. First, 1 John 3:5 is a clear parallel: “You know that he appeared in order to take away sins.” The phrase he appeared to occurs in verse 5 and verse 8. So most likely the “works of the devil” that Jesus came to destroy are sins. The first part of verse 8 makes this virtually certain: “Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning.” The issue in this context is sinning, not sickness or broken cars or messed up schedules. Jesus came into the world to enable us to stop sinning. We see this even more clearly if we put this truth alongside the truth of 1 John 2:1: “My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.” This is one of the great purposes of Christmas — one of the great purposes of the incarnation (1 John 3:8). But there is another purpose which John adds in 1 John 2:1–2, “But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” But now look what this means: It means that Jesus appeared in the world for two reasons. He came that we might not go on sinning — that is, he came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8); and he came so that there would be a propitiation for our sins, if we do sin. He came to be a substitutionary sacrifice that takes away the wrath of God for our sins. The upshot of this second purpose is not to defeat the first purpose. Forgiveness is not for the purpose of permitting sin. The aim of the death of Christ for our sins is not that we relax our battle against sin. The upshot of these two purposes of Christmas, rather, is that the payment once made for all our sins is the freedom and power that enables us to fight sin not as legalists, earning our salvation, and not as fearful of losing our salvation, but as victors who throw ourselves into the battle against sin with confidence and joy, even if it costs us our lives. 3. Skip to content Daily Wisdom Bible Study Chronological Bible Study from the book of Proverbs Posted onDecember 23, 2025 by Christian Channel Do Not Walk in the Way of the Wicked – (Proverbs 4:14-18) Do Not Walk in the Way of the Wicked – (Proverbs 4:14-18) Daily Proverbs Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; turn away from it and pass on. For they do not sleep unless they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. Daily Bible Study These two verses come together to speak about the need for godly leadership. To bring peace and stability leaders must root out and deal with wickedness appropriately as soon as it's discovered, they are not to let it fester and grow. Those in leadership, are not to knowingly allow evil to flourish under their command. If they ignore evil and leave it alone, it will thrive and grow until it destroys people's lives and brings down the entire company. The same can be said for families, churches and nations. And that's the message God is conveying here in these passages. The imagery invoked here with the threshing wheel is that of separating the wheat from the chaff, or in our case separating the bad, the worthless and the wicked from the good, the wholesome and the nourishing. Using the analogy of the grain harvest, once the chaff was separated from the grain, being worthless, it was gathered together and burned in the fires. So to God sifts the hearts of all people, especially those in leadership roles. We have to remember God is not like man, God is not waiting to hear our excuses, God's not going to listen to our well thought out justifications for allowing evil to flourish. Rather, God searches the hearts and minds of all men and women, looking not only at our actions, but the true emotions, desires and motivations behind those actions. Therefore, God calls all kings and rulers to follow His guidance, carry out justice, help the poor, the weak and the helpless. Leaders are called to show the same type of steadfast love and faithfulness to their people that God has shown to us. Leaders are to be looking out for the welfare and good of the people and society as a whole, they are to lead placing the needs of the kingdom and the people ahead of their own personal desires and wants. And dear child of God, we too, as followers of Jesus are called to do the same. We are called by God to put the best interest and welfare of others ahead of our own personal wants and desires. Post navigation Previous Post Previous Wisdom comes from Living God’s Word – (Proverbs 4:10-13) Search search Search Do Not Walk in the Way of the Wicked – (Proverbs 4:14-18) Wisdom comes from Living God’s Word – (Proverbs 4:10-13) Wisdom comes from the Study of God’s Word – (Proverbs 4:5-9) Let Our Hearts Retain the Word of God – (Proverbs 4:3-4) Give Attention to God’s Word and the Holy Spirit – (Proverbs 4:1-2) Proudly powered by WordPress. 4. Waiting for the Light : https://todaydevotional.com/devotions/waiting-for-the-light?embedded.