Friday, January 5, 2024


Opening Prayer:

O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know my thoughts before I think them. You know my words before I speak them. You know my past, my present, and my future. Awaken me now, to seek you while you may be found, to call upon you while you are near, and to live a life that brings glory to your name.


Confession of Sin & Prayer for Grace

Merciful Father, I come before you today not in penitent fear but in repentant faith. Because you have raised me up with Christ, I now humble myself before you. I confess that I have been proud, attempting to live an autonomous life and believing the lie of self-sufficiency. I have avoided Jesus by treasuring other things more than you and your kingdom. Have mercy on me today, O Lord my God, and empower me for greater trust, submission, and obedience, through Christ my Savior: Amen.  


Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 66:7-24


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: Revelation 22


Prayer of Adoration:

Lord Jesus: surely you are coming soon! You the bright morning star, the root and descendant of David, the beginning and the end. I worship you and look for your coming. Amen - come, Lord Jesus!


Psalm Reading: Psalm 150


Prayer of Consecration

My Lord and my God: This final Psalm summarizes the entire collection with a wholehearted burst of praise to You. In my imagination, I see every nation, tribe, and tongue using their particular instruments and language to praise You for Your exceeding goodness. I see you, Lord, in the perfect shalom of your reign, gathering your people, delighting in their diversity, not a clan missing or excluded. The new heavens and the new earth, restored and at rest. I carry this picture into my day, knowing that although the world languishes in brokenness now, I’m a citizen of the world to come. Help me to recognize myself as an ambassador of that kingdom. Give me the grace to use whatever power I have right now to join you in your work of bringing peace, holiness, and justice to this world. I want the tune of your praise always in my ear, my secret reminder that the king is coming.   


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.

 
 
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