Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is Yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head above all.  1 Chronicles 29:11

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Heavenly Father, You overwhelm us with your beauty, greatness, wisdom, love and all that you are, have always been and will always be.  Just pondering everything you have done and what you're like--how holy and infinitely powerful--brings us to our knees.  All that you have made and the incredible way that it all works--your beautiful and diverse designs and absolute control over it all--are too amazing for us to comprehend.  We are utterly humbled by your love for us, that you would send your only begotten Son to save us from ourselves, from our willful, rebellious nature that delights in sin instead of righteousness.  Thank you for rescuing us and making a way back to you, for freeing us from the penalty for our past sins and also from enslavement to the desire to continue sinning.  Thank you that your Spirit within us empowers us to overcome, one moment at a time, as we seek your will and your way and abide in Jesus, our Ransomer.  Thank you for forgiving and cleansing us when we slip.  Thank you for the immeasurably valuable inheritance that is kept for us in heaven as your dear children--a future worshiping and serving you for eternity.  We love you with all that we are and ever will be, forever.  In the precious, beloved name of our Redeemer, Jesus, Amen.

The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness. Proverbs 11:5

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Heavenly Father,  You know that these days we live in are full of deceit and evil.  Just as your Word warns us, people have become incredibly self-centered, ungrateful, arrogant, greedy and focused way too much on the things of this world instead of on you.  Please help us to stand firm in your Word, with our eyes fixed on you, trusting that everything works out for the best when we rely on you instead of on our own strength and wisdom or that of others.  Please help us not to blend in--complaining, coveting and giving in to fear with the rest--but to be lights shining brightly for others to see your goodness, mercy and grace.  We want people to be drawn to your love through us so that they can receive salvation.  We want Jesus to be pleased with how we served Him when He returns.  All we have and are is at your disposal, for your glory.  In the beautiful name filled with hope and love of our Savior, Jesus, Amen.

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.  For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,  heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,  treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,  having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 2 Timothy 3:1-5  

Friends, you are invited to read my article "The Glass Fence" here on the blog (click on pdf downloads at the top of the page).

They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; over the majesty of the LORD they shout from the west. Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One.  Isaiah 24:14-16 a

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Heavenly Father, We can't wait for this day to arrive when the whole earth recognizes and acknowledges your beauty, majesty, infinite worthiness, almighty power, and perfect wisdom and love, praising you with songs everywhere.  Now we see in part, but then we will see in full and rejoice even more over the miracle that we belong to you, as we see your promises fulfilled right before our eyes.  To you all honor and glory--never was there anyone like you and never will there be--only you are deserving of our worship and our undivided devotion.  Please help us to keep our eyes fixed on you for our help, confidence and hope in these troublesome days while we wait for Jesus to return.  Please help us not to grow weary of doing good when it seems to go unappreciated, remembering that we are working for YOU because of our great love for you, not the approval of others.  Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers in your perfect way.  In Jesus' glorious, victorious name, Amen.