Spurgeon's Prayer: Seeking Forgiveness and Grace

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
— 1 John 1:9 (BSB)

No prayer can be acceptable with God unless the heart is there, nor will any heart draw near to God unless it is sprinkled with the blood of Jesus.
— Charles Spurgeon

Heavenly Father, we come before You tonight with hearts full of gratitude for Your forgiveness and grace. We acknowledge our sins before You, knowing that we have fallen short of Your glory in many ways. But we trust in Your promise that if we confess our sins, You are faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We rest in the assurance that through Christ, we are forgiven and made whole.

Lord, we ask that You would search our hearts and reveal any unconfessed sin in us. We want to come before You with clean hands and pure hearts, knowing that You delight in truth in the inward being. We lay our sins before You, trusting in the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus. It is not by our own merit that we approach You, but through the righteousness of Christ, which covers us and makes us acceptable in Your sight.

As we receive Your forgiveness, Lord, we also commit to forgiving those who have wronged us. Just as You have forgiven us, so we will forgive others, remembering that we are all in need of Your grace. Give us hearts that are quick to forgive and slow to anger, reflecting the love and mercy You have shown us.

Tonight, we ask for the grace to walk in the light of Your forgiveness. May we go to sleep with hearts at peace, knowing that we are loved and forgiven by You. Help us to extend that same grace to others, living as a reflection of Your mercy. Amen.