Father, Your word tells us the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Yet we have strayed from Your word. Some of us make life to be all about eating, drinking and the things of this world. Some of us […]

Father, It is good news that the work of salvation has been completed by Your Son. It is no longer we who live but Christ who lives in us. Our chains have been broken. For freedom Christ has set us free. Yet we continue to submit ourselves to the yoke of slavery. We chain ourselves

Father, we come before You as the Church of Your Son, Jesus Christ. By His death we were planted. By His blood we were watered. And by His Spirit, we live. Lord, we often underestimate your Church. We may think the Church small, in light of the cries of this world. Or weak, in the

Holy God, You are a promise-keeper. Though the seasons may change, though the hearts of men may change – You are faithful. You keep Your promises. To Adam, You promised a Son who would crush the head of Satan. So came Jesus, the Son of Adam, the New Adam. He has broken the power of

Holy God, You reign in love. You dwell supreme in unapproachable light – yet we call You “Father”! Time, history, and life is held in Your hands – yet we call You “ours”! Our Father, Your love thrills us! It is sweeter than honey. More precious than gold! And more delightful than any created pleasure.

Father, You see the attitudes of our hearts. As Your church, we are called to wait. To wait on You and Your promises. And to wait for Your Son’s return. But in our waiting, we have often sinned against You. Forgive us for isolating ourselves. For neglecting the Church body. For distancing ourselves from one

Father, You are Lord over the times and the seasons. You are the Potentate – the Ruler – of Time! According to the sovereign timing of Your will, so it is. In the beginning, You – the Father, the Word, the Spirit – brought life out of nothingness. When Your creation fell into sin, You

Father, we are amazed at Your love for us. How You freely chose us. How You redeemed us. How You bound Yourself to us in covenant relationship. Lord, we confess that we have not been careful to cherish Your love. To guard our gratitude for grace. To protect the peace we have partaken of in

Holy God, we come to You with our wealth. We invite You to reign over our resources. To bring about true flourishing with our finances. Father, we also ask Your forgiveness. Forgive us for putting our hope in wealth. Forgive us for making wealth our security and our refuge. Forgive us also for anchoring our

Sovereign Lord, we bless You and adore You. You are faithful and true. Your wisdom is incomparable. Your discernment, unequalled. We make much of our choices and decisions in life. We often dwell on our past decisions. We often seek control of our future, through our present decisions. But who is the King? With whom