Pray for God's Grace to Fortify you Against Everything Evil

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We must pray for the grace of God, and all the kind and powerful influences and operations of that grace.

We draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but grace to help in every time of need: Hebrews 4:16(ESV) grace for seasonable help.

From the fullness that is in Jesus Christ (in whom all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell), Colossians 1:19(ESV) let us receive, grace upon grace. John 1:16(ESV)

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We must pray for grace to fortify ourselves against every evil thought, word, and work. Having been earnest for the removing of the guilt of sin, that we may not die for it as a crime, we must be no less earnest for the breaking of the power of sin, that we may not die by it as a disease, but that it may be mortified in us.

O let no sin have dominion over us, because we are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14(ESV)

Let the flesh be crucified in us, with its passions and desires; Galatians 5:24(ESV) that walking in the Spirit, we may not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16(ESV)

Let our old self be crucified with Christ that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin. Romans 6:6(ESV) And let not sin reign in our mortal bodies (in our immortal souls), to make us obey its passions, Romans 6:12(ESV) but having been set free from sin, let us become slaves of righteousness. Romans 6:18(ESV)

Let the law of the Spirit of life set us free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:2(ESV)

Give us grace to put off our old self, which is corrupt through deceitful desires, Ephesians 4:22(ESV) and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24(ESV)

Let the world be crucified to us, and we to the world, by the cross of Christ. Galatians 6:14(ESV)