Prayer & Praise
I come to you today, O Lord,
To give up my rights,
To lay down my life,
To offer my future,
To give my devotion, my skills, my energies.
I shall not waste time deploring my weaknesses
Nor my unfittedness for the work.
I acknowledge your choice with my life
To make your Christ attractive and intelligible
To those around me.
I come to you for spiritual preparation.
Put your hand upon me,
Anoint me with the oil of the One with Good News.
Save me from compromise,
Heal my soul from small ambitions,
Deliver me from the itch to always be right,
Save me from wasting time.
I accept hard work, I ask for no easy place,
Help me not to judge other who walk a smoother path.
Show me those things that diminish spiritual power in a soul.
I now consecrate my days to you.
Make your will more precious than anybody or anything,
Fill me with your power
And when at the end of life’s journey I see you face to face
May I hear those undeserving words,
“Well done, you good and faithful servant”.
I ask this not for myself
But for the glory of the name of your Son.
Tozer
yes and amen – Lord, please be our reality
“I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able”…”All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (Acts 20:32 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
– our human perceptions and our claims to our rights are so puny compared to our privilege of knowing the Holy God
Michael, thank you for these prayers from Tozer. I savor them.
today i was reading of Saul’s dedication of the temple, how the glory of the Lord descended and fire consumed the offering
Lord, help me to not take Your glory as something esoteric and poetic … i confess to only wanting to let You into my life… i pray to want You to take over this life and i suspect You are in far greater control than i think You are – so many this week are being tested and stressed in so many ways, Lord provide overcoming strength and faith to us all – i praise Your name for grace and mercy
It has been a long, crappy day.
Could use some prayer for my eyes which are flared up, red and painful again. Yes I’ve been to the doctor, no he doesn’t know what causes it to flare.
It just hurts is all I know
i should read my own posts… i was reading of Solomon’s dedication – i haven’t picked up a new translation 🙂 thankfully God reads my heart, not my posts
joining with the pray-ers and praying – much to pray for now