Jacob

Uncertain

Heavenly Father, I am a mortal man who knows only what has already passed, and even then, only from my limited perspective with my limited memory. I see the present, but only with my limited senses. I have doubts about the future. I cannot control it, cannot even predict it.

Unshakable

Heavenly Father, I am distracted this morning. I lift my distractions up to you. God, you are sovereign over all the things that pull at my heart. Give me the grace to focus on you this morning. Let me see your face clearly. Open my eyes to your word. Open

Feeble Praise

Heavenly Father, My heart is weak inside me. My praises are feeble, and my gratitude is faint. Yet still, I come before you to offer them. You are worthy of much more than I can give you this morning. It is always true, but I feel it acutely this morning.

Renewed

Heavenly Father, You are the mighty God. You rule and reign over all things. I sit securely in the shelter of your powerful arms. You have saved me for yourself. You took my rebellious heart of stone and gave me a heart of flesh that loves you. I ask that

Fallen World

Heavenly Father, I come before you, loving father. So much of this world is not right. There is evil, suffering, and death. Subjugate all things to your will. You are a God of good, joy, and life. Bring about the restoration of this fallen world. Even your people are still

Praise and Thanks

Heavenly Father, I bless your holy name. Your majesty and splendor are beyond the capabilities of language. Your holiness is far beyond human comprehension. The smallest facet of your being eclipses human imagination. Even so, I praise you, imperfect and incomplete as it may be. By your spirit and word,

The Church

Heavenly Father, I pray for your body, the church. Would you bring about unity and love between all the members. We are united in your son. Knit together the members into a fellowship of grace. May your love overflow from our hearts first to each other and then to the

Psalm 99

Heavenly Father, You sit enthroned on the cherubim. The earth shakes, and the people tremble before you. Truly you reign. I praise your name; it is awesome and mighty. In your overwhelming power, you love justice. You will bring about righteousness. We stand before you, as have so many who

Direction

Heavenly Father, To you alone do I cry out this morning. You are the God who hears the prayers of your people. You have blessed me far more abundantly than I can even understand. I can recount your good deeds eternally and not exhaust them. Your light shines forth in

Psalm 27

Heavenly Father, Your word is a light to my path. You have bought my salvation. There is now nothing to fear. You are a stronghold in the tempest of life. May I always dwell in your presence with your beauty ever before me. Protect me in the day of trouble.

Anxiety

Heavenly Father, You are the great God and are greatly to be praised. Teach my heart to be in awe of you. I thank you for the innumerable things you have done for my good. My emotions are tired. I feel anxiety. Set me free from my self-conscious worry. Let

Yearning

Heavenly Father, I have started to build the kind of habits that make my life look honoring to you.  I fear my heart is not in them.  Help me to continue to do the things you command.  Help me not to be discouraged.  But much more, I pray that you

Beginning Week

Heavenly Father, Another week begins. With it comes another set of tasks to complete and worries to occupy my mind. Remind me to cast all my cares upon you. Remembering the lilies of the field and the birds of the air, help me to be anxious about nothing. The future

Guilt and Shame

Heavenly Father, My heart is heavy with the weight of my guilt and shame. Teach me the depth of your forgiveness. Help me to understand and internalize that I am now your son standing before you without spot or blemish. As far as the east is from the west, so

Sovereign

Heavenly Father, The whole earth is yours and everything contained within. The heavens are your possession. The deepest depths of the sea are in your power. You are sovereign over the movements of galaxies, the courses of nations, and the lives of the smallest bacteria. I stand in awe of

Seeking

Heavenly Father, Oh God, you are my God. I seek after you as for water in the desert. My soul has needs that only you can fulfill. So I come into your presence this morning. Meet with me. Commune with my spirit. Make your glory pass before me so that

Rhythm

Heavenly Father, I am off my rhythm this morning. So often, when I need you most, I want you least. I long to divert myself with fleeting distractions. Keep me focused on this moment where you and I are together. Protect me from the temptation to hide part of myself

Love my Enemies

Heavenly Father, You are love. Teach me to love for you first loved me. Make my love genuine as it flows directly from your love for me. May I love well the people you have placed around me today. Remind me to bless those who persecute me. And I pray

Before

Heavenly Father, You are a God who initiates. Before there was a world, you created. While we were dead in our sins, your son died. Before we even know what we need, you are working to provide it. Your spirit draws people to yourself who have not reached out to

Run to You

Heavenly Father, I run to you, gracious father. I know you are waiting to embrace me, running down the path to meet me. I am loved more deeply than I can even understand. Help me to grow in my ability to perceive your perfect character. As I spend time with

Sabbath

Heavenly Father, This is the day that you have made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. This is a day set aside to rest. This is the day given to man by you that we might mirror your rhythm of creation. Let us use it well. Help us

Intercession

Heavenly Father, This morning I do not know what to pray. So I ask that your spirit would intercede for me with groanings too deep for words. I ask that your son would intercede on my behalf as the great high priest. And I ask that you act, for you

Motivation

Heavenly Father, My mind is full of things I should do. I want to do them with my intellect but not with my passions. Bring unity to my being. Give me the self-control to say no to the temptations of idleness and sin. Give me the discipline to act in

Creator

Heavenly Father, I offer you praises this morning. You are the creator. The sound of voice made light. Your will brought forth land from the formless seas. You flung the galaxies throughout the universe by your power. You imagined life, and the waters swarmed with creatures. The laws that govern

Have to

Heavenly Father, I feel like I “have to” spend time with you this morning. I know it is best for me to do it, but I don’t feel the desire. So I come with the fervent hope that you will kindle my passions. Awaken my spirit to your glory.