My Father and My God,
You are the Sovereign One: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
You alone rule in Heaven above, the earth below, the sea, and even in the abode of Hell, You are the Sovereign Ruler.
You control all the kingdom’s of men for Your glory and the good of Your church.
You hold the heart of the king in Your hand and You turn it whichever way You choose.
And the breath of all mankind is in Your hand. You give life and You take life as You please!
You are omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, infinite, immense, and eternal.
You are loving, gracious, merciful, kind, long-suffering, forgiving, and at the same time holy, just, and righteous!
You are the great I AM! You have always been! There never was a time when You were not.
You are the Ancient of Days, the Eternal One, the One from everlasting to everlasting!
This knowledge is too wonderful for me to comprehend. It is too high, I cannot attain it.
But I can apprehend it because You have revealed it in Scripture.
But no mortal man can comprehend such depths of Your glory, splendor, majesty, holiness, and wonder.
O Lord, You are the zenith of purity, but I am very sinful in thought, word, and deed.
Who am I or what am I that You, O Lord, are mindful of me, that You should care for me, that You should redeem me?
I have violated all Your holy commandments! I have kept none of them! I have rebelled against You!
I am worthy and deserving of damnation! Of myself, I am vile, corrupt, and unclean in Your sight!
But in a wonder of Your grace, You have redeemed me, body and soul, to be Your own.
You have cleansed me with Christ’s blood! You have covered me with Christ’s righteous robes!
I am humbled right down to the ground “that You would give Your only Son to make this wretch (me) His treasure.”
I have no words to fully express Your gracious, wondrous, awesome redemption. But, nevertheless, I praise Your name!
I praise You, Father! I praise You, Jesus! I praise You, Holy Spirit! One God in divine essence yet three distinct Persons.
O Holy Spirit, continue Your transforming work within me. Sanctify me. Sanctify my thoughts, words, and works!
Make me think and live like my Savior Jesus, Who always did those things that please the Father!
O Jesus, humble me when I obey You; chasten me when I rebel against You!
Retrieve me when I go astray, keep me within Your sheepfold, keep me on the narrow road that leads to life, O Great Shepherd of the Sheep!
Never loosen Your grip upon me lest I return to the broad road that leads to destruction!
Keep me from behaving like a dog and a hog as the Proverb teaches that “A DOG RETURNS TO HIS OWN VOMIT,” and, “a sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire” (2 Peter 2:22).
Keep me from returning to the stench and muck of sin from which You have delivered me, O Jesus!
My trust for redemption, from justification to glorification, is You, Lord Jesus!
Use me for Your glory, even though I am sinful, weak, ignorant, and feeble!
Use me up for Your glory! Fill me with Your Spirit and Word.
Holy Spirit, bring my mind captive to the obedience of Christ!
I know I am a sinful vessel, but please, O Father, I plead with You, use me for Your glory and the good of Your church!
As the hymn writer penned:
“Take my life and let it be,
consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
let them flow in endless praise,
let them flow in endless praise.”
In Jesus’ name!
Amen!
