The Lord’s Day
From time to time I have shared with you from the book VALLEY OF VISION – Prayer of the Puritans (Banner of Truth), and since this is the first Sunday of the new year, I want to share with you a prayer for the Lord’s Day …
O Lord my Lord,
This is the day, the heavenly ordinance of rest,
The open door of worship, the record of Jesus’ resurrection,
The seal of the Sabbath to come,
The day when saints militant and triumphant unite in endless song.
I bless You for the throne of grace, that here free favor reigns;
That open access to it is through the blood of Jesus;
That the veil is torn aside and I can enter the holiest and find You ready to hear,
Waiting to be gracious, inviting me to pour out my needs,
Encouraging my desires, promising to give more than I ask or think.
But while I bless You, the shame and confusion are mine:
But while I bless You, the shame and confusion are mine:
I remember my past misuse of sacred things, my irreverent worship,
My base ingratitude, my cold, dull praise.
Sprinkle all my past Sabbaths with the cleansing blood of Jesus,
And may this day witness deep improvement in me.
Give me in rich abundance the blessings the Lord’s Day was designed to impart;
May my heart be fast bound against worldly thoughts or cares;
Flood my mind with peace beyond understanding;
Flood my mind with peace beyond understanding;
May my meditations be sweet, my acts of worship life, liberty, joy,
My drink the streams that flow from Your throne,
My food the precious Word, my defense the shield of faith,
And may my heart be more knit to Jesus.
Amen!
Great prayer for this first day of the new year! Did you do your Bible reading today? – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick
Compass Pointers: I do not advise that we end the year on a somber note. The march, not the dirge, has ever been the music of Christianity. If we are good students in the school of life, there is much that the years have to teach us. But the Christian is more than a student, more than a philosopher. He is a believer, and the object of his faith makes the difference, the mighty difference. Of all persons the Christian should be best prepared for whatever the New Year brings. He has dealt with life at its source. In Christ he has disposed of a thousand enemies that other men must face alone and unprepared. He can face his tomorrow cheerful and unafraid because yesterday he turned his feet into the ways of peace and today he lives in God. The man who has made God his dwelling place will always have a safe habitation. A.W. Tozer
Navigation Rules: Level 1: Proverbs 1:7; Level 2: Proverbs 1:1-7
Anchored to the Rock: Of all the blessings of Christian salvation none is greater than this, that we have access to God in prayer. D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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