Father, You are the Originator and Transmitter of Life. You have infused Your Spirit into us to activate and initiate our minds. You rule from the highest seat of order. Thank You for being our Creator, Preserver, Guardian, and Protector. I acknowledge Your character as respected and venerable. You are separated, holy, and set apart from everything I’ve known. Even though You …
O Holy Father, As we direct our eyes toward You today, we see You sitting in a place of splendor and majesty. “Strength and joy are in Your place,” and nothing is too difficult for You (1 Chronicles 16:27; Jeremiah 32:27). Thank You for opening the heavenlies that we might peer into this place of final reality (Revelation 4:1). With …
“Deliver us from evil”. If you are a entertainment buff, you know this to be the name of at least two movies and three books. But if you have ever prayed the model prayer, you will recognize this to be our very last request: “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil” (Matthew 6:13). …
