Sunday, October 10, 2010

We Praise You, Father

Good morning, my brothers. Today is the Lord’s Day and I want to share with you a responsive reading that I read in my devotions from Hymns for the Family of God.

We Praise You, Father

We praise You, Father, that you have met us along the way with mercy and love and new life in Christ.
With praise and dedication we offer ourselves.

We thank You for our responsible calling,to be good stewards of life in Your kingdom.
Help us to be good stewards of all You have place in our lives.

We thank You, Lord, for the ability to learn and to do countless creative tasks.
Help us to develop our skills and to use them in accord with the teaching of Jesus.

We thank You for all the rich resources with which the world has been supplied.
Make us determined so to use the soil, the water, the air – all of nature’s bounty
that future generations are not robbed of our irresponsibility.

We thank You, Father, for the family we have.
Teach us to live mindful of each other’s need and each other’s worth.

We  thank You, Father, for the human family, for the rich gift of each nationality and every culture.
Grant us the Spirit of Christ, to be brothers and sisters of all persons, to be ever mindful of the needs of others, and to be instruments of peace.

We thank You for our wealth, great or small, and for opportunities money brings.
May all our earning and spending, our saving and giving,
be acceptable in Your sight, Lord; and grant us the resolve to fulfill our pledge of giving,
to the glory of Your name, in the ministry of Christ, AMEN


Enjoy this beautiful day to worship, adore and praise HIM, especially on this day 10/10/10! – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 10; Isaiah 34-36; Colossians 2

Dig This Quote:
I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility." Anthony

Determined Digging: Level 1: Matthew 6:33; Level 2: Proverbs 3:5-8

Determined Praying: Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayers and word with hands. – Thomas Goodwin
                                   

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