No Other God Like You

 

“How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you. We have never even heard of another God like you!”

—2 Samuel 7:22 (NLT)

 

O Sovereign LORD,

Let all that I am boldly and freely declare—to anyone who will hear—how uniquely great and marvelously wonderful You are!

There is no god that surpasses Your greatness, for it is from You alone that greatness flows!  Anything or anyone that is made great is made so by Your divine design, according to Your divine purposes, and ultimately for Your highest glory, honor and praise!

There is no other god that is Sovereign, but You!  For it is You who created all things and holds all power and authority in Your hand—assigning that power and authority to those You choose!

There is no other god that is like You—alive and living within those who believe!  For You didn’t wait for me to love You and desire a relationship with You, but rather You loved me first—when I was bound in filthy sin—and called me to Yourself and made my heart Your home, forever!

Why would I follow after some other god—when I have never even heard of another God like You?  None better, none greater, none higher, none like You!

Let all that I am boldly and freely declare—to anyone who will hear—how uniquely great and marvelously wonderful You are!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

That I Might Please the LORD

 May the words of my mouth

    and the meditation of my heart

be pleasing to you,

    O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

—Psalm 19:14 (NLT)

 

Father God,

May this simple prayer—and the high and holy standard it sets forth—be true in my life today, so that You would be pleased!

Let my heart be so filled with gratitude and love for You, that I would always allow Your love—both for me and for others—to form every word that I say and permeate my every thought! 

Let every word that escapes from my lips, go forth with Your blessing—and be released to Your delight, for Your glory, honor, and praise!

Let every thought that I invite to dance within my head and dwell within my heart carry Your approval—and bring You great pleasure!

Help me live in the truth that my life is not my own to live, but is to be lived for the One who is my Rock and my Redeemer, who redeemed me from the consequence of my sin—which was certain death—and gave me a new life, with You, forever!

May this simple prayer—and the high and holy standard it sets forth—be true in my life today, so that You would be pleased!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

To Those With Fearful Hearts

 

Say to those with fearful hearts,

    “Be strong, and do not fear,

for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.

    He is coming to save you.”

—Isaiah 35:4 (NLT)

Just and Merciful God,

In these disquieting times, quiet my fearful heart, so that I can be strong and fearlessly walk the path that You have placed before me—fully believing that soon You will come to destroy my enemies and save me completely from this evil world in which I now live.

Help me to see that Your perfect morality is evident in Your complete hatred of immorality—which is, sin—and it leads to Your perfect execution of judgment on all who have sinned.

But help me to be assured that Your perfect morality is also revealed in Your absolute and unfailing love for all of humanity—which leads to Your perfect exercise of mercy for those of us who, though we have sinned, have sincerely loved Your Son, Jesus, and placed all our hope in Him.

With confidence help me to rest in the knowledge that You are coming soon to destroy all that is evil and set all things right—every hurt, every offense, every injustice—according to Your perfect judgment and mercy, in order to restore us completely to Yourself.

In these disquieting times, quiet my fearful heart, so that I can be strong and fearlessly walk the path that You have placed before me—fully believing that soon You will come to destroy my enemies and save me completely from this evil world in which I now live.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

Consistently Reflecting God's Decrees!

You have charged us
    to keep your commandments carefully.
Oh, that my actions would consistently
    reflect your decrees!

—Psalm 119:4-5 (NLT)

 

Heavenly Father,

Help me to carefully keep Your commandments, so that all of my actions would consistently reflect Your decrees!

LORD, out of Your great love for me, You have charged me with this great and awesome responsibility—to keep Your commandments carefully.

In order to do this, I must take the time to discover and seek to understand Your commandments—by reading, studying and being taught the instructions that are found in Your Word.

This also means I must meditate on Your Word at all times—so the Truth of Your Word will permeate my thoughts and, in turn, will produce in me the godly actions that would bring You glory, honor, and praise.

I must totally surrender control over my heart to Your Spirit—so that You can empower me not to do those things I shouldn’t do, but also, to do those things that I should.

Because of Your great and unending love for me, You have given me Your commandments—so that, to the extent that I am faithful to follow them, I can walk in the freedom, peace, protection, provision, and joy that they provide.

Help me to carefully keep Your commandments, so that all of my actions would consistently reflect Your decrees!

In the name of Jesus, Amen.