A PRAYER
Dear Father in Heaven, we glorify
Your Name, Your power, and Your Person, for being the Great God that You are,
and do so through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Through Him, You
have received us as Your children and we are born-again to life ever-lasting, a
gift of grace that we can scarcely believe, but which we do believe because
Your Word tells us it is true. 1 John 3:1-3
Father,
by Your will You have cast us abroad into the world like seed sown upon the
soil. You have sometimes allowed us close fellowship with other
Christians, and other times you have kept us to Yourself. The ways you
have dealt with us cause us, at times, to wonder and question why, and yet, we
recognize Your wisdom, power and Love and acknowledge that Your thoughts
are so much higher than our thoughts and Your ways so much higher than our
ways. We know that You do what is right and that Your judgments are
universally far above our own. We know that as we pray in faith You
are able to infuse us with the spirit of unity and oneness, which, along with
Godly love, are the hallmarks of those who receive Your Spirit. We thank
You for giving us a sense of that oneness, for assuring us that we are not
alone, and that You work mightily in the lives of all who call upon You in the
Name of Jesus.
Dear
Father, because we are frail creatures we know that many times we fail to enter
fully into Your promises. As we consider Your words today, give us
greater understanding of You. Teach us never to be satisfied with
knowing about You. Rather, let us know
You intimately, as Your dear children! For
"this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God and
Jesus Christ whom You have sent!" - John 17:3. Please
reveal Yourself to us through Your Spirit, that as we read Your Word
and meditate upon it we might have power in our lives to do Your will
and be pleasing to You. Change us, Father, so that we might
glorify You more than we have ever done before. We ask this in the worthy
and precious Name of Jesus, Who has made it possible to approach You and call
you "Our Father." Amen
Taken from Christ Life magazine
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Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray
continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you
in Christ Jesus.