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Devotional for March 23, 2026

BE HUMBLE WHEN YOU APPROACH GOD IN PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Luke 18:13

“And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’”

Additional Verses

📖 Psalm 51:1-19; Luke 7:36-50; Luke 18:1-14

When you approach God in prayer, you must always do so in humbleness and humility of heart and mind. It is very important to approach God with a humble and sincere heart. The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax collector teaches every believer the right attitude when praying to God. “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus within himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men –extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector standing after off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” When you pray to God, you must never compare yourself against others nor should you boast about how you give tithes and offerings to God. When you do this, you will not receive any reward from God at all. However, if you confess your sins in prayer, God will certainly hear you. No one is perfect in the eyes of God. 1 John 1:8-9 says, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Today I am therefore asking you to ask God to give you a humble heart so that you have the right attitude when you come to Him in prayer. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You LORD Jesus Christ for teaching me not to boast or compare myself to other people when I approach You in prayer. I therefore ask for Your mercy and favor so that I may come to You in sincerity and humbleness of heart and mind. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.