Lent Day 5 Prayer – Very Rev. Prof. Kọ́nyinsọ́lá Àjàyí, SAN.

*Day 5. Prayer for Repentance over Financial Misdeeds.*

Father, I repent of all my sins, including adultery, in lusting over things of this world; in idolatry by way of finances: the worship of man, position and material things; greed, stinginess, self-centeredness, arrogance, pride, love of money, stubbornness and financial disobedience.

Father, I repent of my doubts and unbelief in You concerning Your promise of financial abundance in my life – looking at not what You have done for me, nor that which You have laid up for me, but rather temporal things, the ill-gotten gains of others, and wealth that may be lost to the vicissitudes of life and effect of bad governance.

I repent for misusing opportunities to improve my financial situation and for mismanaging my finances and those in my care. I am fully repentant that I have been like that servant who hid the talent you gave him in the ground. I repent of my failure to be transparent and honest regarding my fortune or lack thereof.

I repent of living beyond my means, behaving like the Joneses, rather than being content with what I have, working assiduously for more and living in hope and character formed in Christ, the Horn of Hope and Hope of Salvation. I repent that I have not given what I should to the Church and Your people, now realising that God desires me to assist with all I have.

Eternal Father, Loving God, strip the forest of my misdeeds, and let everyone in Your Temple say Glory on my account; restore me in full, Lord, and let me find adequacy and sufficiency in You.  Lord God, let me enjoy Your goodness laid up for those who fear You and have repented of their sins – especially with money; let me be content with what I have and set my feet in a vast place. Lord God, Who sits as King forever and is the Creator of the created order, hear my prayer and let my cry come unto You – so that I may be well placed while on earth to be clothed like lilies and fed as ravens Who You clothe and give bread – through Christ, Our Lord.

Amen.

 

 

 

*Patriarch’s Note.*

Here are some succinct and resonating Bible passages in the New King James Version (NKJV) that resonate with the themes of your prayer:

*KEY VERSES* for *_“A Prayer for Repentance over Financial Misdeeds.”_*

1. *1 Timothy 6:10*

*_“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”_*

2. *Matthew 6:24*

*_“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”_*

3. *Proverbs 11:28*

*_“He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage.”_*

4. *Luke 12:15*

*_“And He said to them, ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.'”_*

5. *2 Corinthians 9:7*

*_”So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”_*

6. *Matthew 6:19-21*

*_”Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.”_*

7. *Ecclesiastes 5:10*

*_“He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.”_*

These verses can guide the heart in repentance, reminding of the dangers of financial idolatry and the call to stewardship, generosity, and faith in God’s provision.

*_May these scriptures inspire reflection and lead to a deeper understanding of financial stewardship in light of God’s abundant grace, in Jesusz’ Name. AMEN._*