My Father and My God!
You are my God, the Triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You are awesome in holiness, sovereign and majestic in power and majesty! You are all-knowing, all-wise, all-powerful, and everywhere present. You uphold and sustain the universe that You created with the Word of Your power! You are awesome! Nothing and no one can be compared to You. As You have declared in Your Word, “To whom then will you liken Me, or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One.” “To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal and compare Me, that we should be alike?” (Isaiah 40:25; 46:5).
O Lord, You are wondrous in truth, goodness, and mercy! You are amazing in grace, love, and redemption! You alone can save sinners from depths of sin, death, Satan, and Hell. You alone can regenerate the soul and create faith within the heart and cause a person to believe the Gospel. You alone can impart everlasting life, because You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, alone are God! Thank You, Lord Jesus, for salvation! Thank You for saving me out of the muck and mire of sin! Thank You for rescuing me from the power of Satan and sin, and bringing me into Your sheepfold. As You have declared, “And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd” (John 10:16). I am one of the “other sheep.” Thank You for granting me and all Your elect mercy and grace!
O LORD, You are infinitely holy, just, merciful, kind, loving, gracious, and long-suffering with Your people. You forgive the sins of those who love You, and You punish the evil doer who will not repent! Heavenly Father, I love You! Sadly, my love for You is not what it ought to be but I do have love in my heart for You! This is evidence of my salvation since I could not love You apart from You shedding Your love abroad in my heart by Your Holy Spirit. I could not love You apart from the Holy Spirit regenerating my soul! I love You because You first loved me!
Increase my love for You. I feel the pull of sin in my life! Lord Jesus, grant me greater and more consistent obedience! Give me a greater understanding of Your Word! Help me, Lord! I am a sinful, weak, fragile, frail, ignorant, and vulnerable Christian! I am dependent upon You moment by moment! I daily fall short of glorifying You in my thoughts, my words, and my deeds! Please forgive me and cleanse me from all my unrighteousness! I need You every hour to uphold me! Holy Spirit, I need Your conviction! I need Your abiding presence giving me assurance that I am a child of God! I need Your constant forgiveness as I have not reflected Your glory as I ought!
I need Your continual abiding presence and Your face shining upon me lest I slip into despair, depression, or discouragement! Triune God, I need You every hour! As the hymn writer wrote, “I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Ev’ry hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.” Revive me again, O God, to serve You with zeal and vigor and diligence! Here am I, send me! Use me up for the glory and service of Jesus! Discipline me when I stray; Humble me when I obey!
I ask all these things in Jesus’ name!
Amen!
