A CHRISTIAN'S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER
Heavenly Father, hear my feeble prayer for the sake of Your Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Lord Jesus, shepherd my wandering heart and cause me to always hear Your voice and follow You!
Holy Spirit, fill me with Your presence and power, and teach me by Your Word how to pray biblically for Your glory and the good of Christ's Church.
Sovereign God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit: You alone are almighty, wise, and all-knowing, but I am weak, foolish, and stupid of so many things!
You alone are holy, glorious, and perfect, but I am sinful, imperfect, and defiled with sin.
You alone are the Creator of the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, but I am simply dust and ashes, feeble, and frail.
The more You cause me to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ the more ignorant I seem to be.
The more I grow in grace and knowledge of Christ the more I desire Christ and the less I desire things in this world.
What a blessed paradox! "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it" (Psalm 139:6).
Cause me to grow in Your likeness, Lord Jesus!
My Lord and my God, look upon me in Your mercy, and fill me with your Holy Spirit and Word.
O merciful Lord, continue to root out my sinful thoughts and desires, and cause me to think Your thoughts after You.
Help me live in reality in my Christian life since truth accords with reality.
Keep me from putting on the facade. Keep me walking in truth and being real with others!
Help me to never think more highly of myself than I ought to think, but to think with sober judgment! (Rom. 12:3)
Forgive me, merciful Father, of all my sins as I confess to You (1 John 1:9) and look only to Jesus for full, free, and final forgiveness!
Teach me to walk in wisdom, and to be clothed with humility as was my Savior Jesus.
Cause me to continually look upon Jesus lest I grow weary and discouraged in my soul (Heb. 12:3).
Strengthen me for today's labor and service and make me walk faithfully and obediently for Your glory.
Cause me to faithfully serve fellow believers.
Cause me to "do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith" (Gal. 6:10).
May You increase and may I decrease!
Holy Spirit, strengthen my faith in Christ and cause me to grow more and more dependent upon You!
Cause me, heavenly Father, to love You, Your Word, Your Son, Your Spirit, Your Church, and all things holy, righteous, and good in a greater measure and help me to love and esteem others as better than myself.
Help me to take the lowest place of service towards those who cross my path.
Cause me to serve fellow believers and humbly bow to be his and her foot-washer.
Help me to love my brothers and sisters in Christ, my neighbors, and even those who hate me and who say all manner of evil about me for righteousness sake!
"Let me do nothing through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than myself" (Phil. 2:3).
Keep my tongue from gossip, backbiting, and slandering others.
Heavenly Father, I am needy, foolish, broken, feeble, and weak, and I need You every moment of every day.
Be near me, O Great Jehovah! Fill me with Your holy presence and power.
Keep me in the palm of Your hand, keep me from lethargy and lukewarmness, keep me from drifting away from truth and righteousness!
Triune God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit, I need You every moment of every day!
As the hymn writer declared, "I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine can peace afford. I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby; Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh. I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, or life is vain."
Heavenly Father, bless our worship this day as we come before You through the Lord Jesus Christ and by Your Holy Spirit!
May we sing out the honor of Your name and give You the glory due Your name (Psalm 29).
And may we look to You alone and find comfort for our comfortless souls!
In Jesus’ Name I pray!
Amen!
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