The good news of Christ
Not just another day, O Lord, is today, but a day full of life and opportunity! Not a day to feel tired or bored or aggravated, but a day of joy and energy and gratitude!
You make the difference, O God! Be present with me. Live within me. Let your merciful reign watch over me. Make every step of mine a sign of your guidance. Continue reading “The wonder of this world”
Praise to you, O Lord, for bringing eternal life to us in your Son Jesus Christ! Thank you for revealing it to us in him, and making it available to anyone willing to believe and obey.
We praise you for being the unchanging God who does not change at a whim your plan of salvation. We are grateful that we can know with certainty how to enter and remain in Christ, and for the power of the Spirit given to us in our new birth. Continue reading “This life above all else”
When you are present, God of my life, every place is a sacred place, every hour a moment dedicated to your glory, every person a potential saint.
Be present with me, live within me, act and speak through me, reign ever over me. Continue reading “When you are present”
Heavenly Father, fill my heart, so that nothing else may occupy that space. Take complete control, O God, of my being.
Keep me from divided loyalties. Let no interest, passion, love, or addiction pull parts of me away. I put all of my life under your sovereignty.
Let love of words not keep me from the reality of you. Continue reading “Fill my heart”
Thank you, God for being the benevolent Giver of all good things, from whom is all generous giving and every perfect gift.
Thank you for blessing me profusely and entrusting me with great responsibility. Continue reading “Thanksgiving”
Let change for good, O God, begin with me!
To me give words of power to save and build.
By your delight a different man I’d be:
May I with your desire to bless be filled. Continue reading “Let change for good begin with me”
My life is hidden in Christ, O Lord, and for this protection and security I am grateful. But let me not hide my gifts from you; rather, help me put them into service for your kingdom. Neither let me hide the light of truth, but help me to shine it as brightly as possible in this world of darkness. Continue reading “Come out from hiding”
Help me to see, O Lord, in the face of each person I meet today, a soul crying out for you, a heart in desperate need of eternity, a seeker who, even though he knows not what he seeks, has yet to find what truly satisfies.
Lead me to engage others in conversation, as did Jesus, steered toward you, weighted with gratitude and joy, laced with the salt of the gospel. Continue reading “Make my words an invitation to discovery”
God who desires the salvation of all mankind, today I pray for those churches who share with us in your mission to the lost. Give them growth in number, spirituality, and mission. Continue reading “For churches sharing in your mission”
Father, people could see you in our Lord Jesus, if they were open to seeing. Make us like him, that people may see him in us. Continue reading “Always pointing to Scripture, referring to life in the Spirit”