Thursday, April 11, 2024
Opening Prayer:
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace
Merciful God: You created me in your image, with a mind to know you, a heart to love you, and a will to serve you. But my knowledge is imperfect, my love inconstant, my obedience incomplete. Day by day, I fail to grow into your likeness. I confess my failure to glorify you as you designed me to. In your tender love, forgive me by the mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Strengthen me by your Spirit to walk in a manner worthy of the calling I have received, for the glory of your name. Amen.
Old Testament Reading: Exodus 14
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
New Testament Reading: Acts 4:5-35
Prayer of Adoration:
Lord Jesus: I worship you for the power of your name. “There is no other name under heaven… by which we may be saved.” So today, I glory in your name; and I thank you, Holy Spirit, for filling your people and empowering them to speak the word of God with boldness.
Psalm Reading: Psalm 68:19-35
Prayer of Consecration
I praise you Lord because every day, you bear me up. Thank you for carrying me, guiding me, and walking beside me. Looking back on my life, I see your faithful care and redemptive power everywhere. Looking ahead, let me rest in the assurance that as you have borne me up, you will continue to sustain me. You are the God of my salvation, redeeming my soul, and daily transforming me into your likeness. I pray today for the Christians around me: make them fully alive to you, celebrating your goodness and singing your praise. Let all your people be filled with joy today. And as I work, let me rest in the knowledge that You bear me up, so that I might worship wholeheartedly with all Your people.
BENEDICTION
And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us now and always, until the day of Christ's return.
