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Consecration and Worship

Joshua —  January 13, 2013 — Leave a comment

A Puritan prayer for this Lord’s Day.

valleyofvisionMy God, I feel it is heaven to please Thee, and to be what Thou wouldst have me be. O that I were holy as Thou art holy, pure as Christ is pure, perfect as Thy Spirit is perfect! These, I feel, are the best commands in Thy Book, and shall I break them? must I break them? am I under such a necessity as long as I live here?

Woe, woe is me that I am a sinner, that I grieve this blessed God, who is infinite in goodness and grace! O if He would punish me for my sins, it would not [wound] my heart so deep to offend Him; But though I sin continually, He continually repeats His kindness to me.

At times I feel I could bear any suffering, but how can I dishonour this glorious God? What shall I do to glorify and worship this best of beings? O that I could consecrate my soul and body to His service, without restraint, for ever! O that I could give myself up to Him, so as never more to attempt to be my own! or have any will or affections that are not perfectly conformed to His will and His love! But, alas, I cannot live and not sin.

O may angels glorify Him incessantly, and, if possible, prostrate themselves lower before the blessed King of heaven! I long to bear a part with them in ceaseless praise; but when I have done all I can to eternity I shall not be able to offer more than a small fraction of the homage that the glorious God deserves. Give me a heart full of divine, heavenly love.

                    

Source: The Valley of Vision

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Free Collection of Prayers from Calvin’s Commentary on Hosea

Joshua —  July 17, 2012 — Leave a comment

I always find encouragement in reading prayers. One great resource for reading prayers is The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers. Another good resource is Prayers of John Calvin from his Commentary on Hosea. This small collection is available for free viewing and download from Monergism.com.

Below is one of Calvin’s prayers from the collection. Continue Reading…

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Which “Sinner’s Prayer” Resolution Passed? Comparison

Joshua —  June 22, 2012 — 3 Comments

Yesterday, SBCToday.com posted a pastor’s reflections on the SBC Annual Meeting 2012 and upon reading his thoughts there seems to be some confusion as to which “Sinner’s Prayer” resolution passed. Continue Reading…

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A Prayer of Contentment

Joshua —  May 11, 2012 — 1 Comment

Heavenly Father,

If I should suffer need, and go unclothed, and be in poverty, make my heart prize thy love, know it, be constrained by it, though I be denied all blessings.

It is thy mercy to afflict and try me with wants, for by these trials I see my sins, and desire severance from them…

When thy Son, Jesus, came into my soul instead of sin, He became more dear to me than sin had formerly been; His kindly rule replaced sin’s tyranny.

Teach me to believe that if ever I would have any sin subdued I must not only labor to overcome it, but must invite Christ to abide in the place of it, and He must become to me more than vile lust had been; that His sweetness, power, life may be there.

Thus I must seek a grace from him contrary to sin, but must not claim it apart from himself.

When I am afraid of evils to come, comfort me by showing me that in myself I am a dying, condemned wretch, but in Christ I am reconciled and live: that in my self I find insufficiency and no rest, but in Christ there is satisfaction and peace; that in myself I am feeble and unable to do good, but in Christ I have ability to do all things.

Source: The Valley of Vision

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