Heavenly Father, I bow before You this Lord’s Day morning through the Lord Jesus Christ and by Your Holy Spirit. Thank You, Father, for Your amazing grace and wondrous mercy. I thank You that while I was spiritually dead in my trespasses and sins, You made me alive and created faith in my soul so that I would believe the Gospel, that I would love You, that I would love the Lord Jesus Christ, that I would love the Holy Spirit, and that I would love Your Church. Thank You for creating faith in my heart so that I trust fully in Jesus for my salvation, which He obtained for me, and serve Christ by serving the Church, which Jesus purchased with His own blood.
Lord Jesus, I praise You for laying down Your life for me, and for all Your sheep. When You found me, I was a miserable, blind, rebellious, wretched sinner on the broad road leading to destruction. Not only did you lay down Your life for me, but You also lived that perfect life in my place. You alone fulfilled all the righteous requirements of the Law of God and have clothed Your people with Your perfect righteousness in order that we may come boldly into the throne of grace being justified by Your work which You accomplished in Your life, death, resurrection, ascension, and session. I thank You, Lord Jesus, that You imputed Your righteousness to me and to all Your people in exchange for our sins being imputed to You. Thank You that on the cross You dealt with our sins once for all time and therefore we bear our sins no more! Praise the Lord!
Holy Spirit, fill me with Your presence, dominate my life, control my every thought, word, and action, and cause me to be obedient to that which You command of me in Your Word. Make me realize that when I am obedient to Your will, I am only an unprofitable servant who has only done that which You have commanded. Correct me when I go astray, make me humble when I obey. Holy Spirit, I ask that You open my understanding more and more in order that I might rightly understand Your Scriptures since You alone give understanding of Your Word.
Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing me for I know that I don’t deserve the least of Your blessings. All Your blessings come not by my obedience but by Your sovereign grace. My obedience is always less than perfect and defiled with sin and is only acceptable to You because of the merits of Your Son, Jesus Christ, who always lives to make intercession for the saints. Bless the worship of Your church this Lord’s Day. May we humbly bow to Your Word and zealously sing out the honor of Your name! Father, hear my prayer for the sake of your Son, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in whose name and authority I pray. Amen!
