O, Lord God of my ancestors,
a time of offering draws near.
Now, let everyone know
You are God,
and I am here to serve You
in obedience to Your word.
Answer me, O Lord, answer me,
so people who gather will know
You are Lord.
You are God, and only You
can turn hearts back to You.
[from the Book of Bible Prayers]
Deuteronomy 7:9 – “Know this: The Lord is God, and you can
trust Him to keep His promises. God is faithful, loving, and kind to all of His
followers who love Him. Even a thousand generations from now will see evidence
of this!”
In times of stress or misunderstanding, family and friends might seem
unkind or disloyal, but not You, Lord! No circumstance can deter You from being
true to Yourself and true to Your love for us.
Help us, Heavenly Father, to keep our promise to be true to You. Praise
You for reassuring us that our descendants will be able to see and renew the
effects of Your fellowship from one generation to the next.
Someday, Lord, people who do not belong
to You will learn of You.
Your Name will draw them from distant lands
for they will hear of Your great Name and strength.
And when they pray in Your presence, hear them
from heaven where You live, and grant what they ask.
Then all people on earth will eventually come to
know and awe You as Your people do now!
They, too, will see the sanctuary honors Your Name.
…
This
timeless prayer from King Solomon reminds us
to let others know about our awesome God. Please
join me in Honoring God online.
Matthew 11:28-30 – Jesus promised, “Come to Me you who are weary and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.”
How often do we place unnecessary loads on our own shoulders, Lord, or struggle to do jobs that aren’t ours but Yours? How often do we let our ambitions and egos get in the way of Your Way?
Help us to be kindly taskmasters toward ourselves and other people over
whom we have influence.
Help us to recognize and receive Your easy yoke without squirming or flinching or trying to shift the light weight we’re to carry onto someone else.
Thank You, Lord, for promising a reward of rest to Your followers. Help us to rest easy in You.
from Kneeling on the Promises of God
John 14:26 – Jesus promised, “The Comforter – your Advocate, the Holy Spirit – Who the Father will send in My Name, shall teach you all things and bring to mind everything I’ve said to you.”
Lord, we get busy, busy and forget. We get older and sometimes lack recollection of what we thought we knew. We have to confess that sometimes we did not listen in the first place!
Thank You, for promising to teach us through Your Holy Spirit, Who speaks to and for us like a perfect lawyer, well-prepared to provide a sure defense.
Please draw us into reading the Gospels, again and again, so we can hear You more clearly and see how Your words and teachings give us exactly what we need today.
from the book, Kneeling on the Promises of God
O, Lord God of my ancestors, a time of offering draws near. Now, let everyone know You are God, and I am here to serve You in obedience to...