Isaiah 8 & 9; Ephesians 2; 1 Peter 3; 2 Peter 1

Lord, you have spoken to me with a loud voice and powerful circumstances. You have instructed me not to walk in the ways of the world. I am not afraid of the threats of the lost leaders, and I am not troubled by the foolishness and ungodliness of the lost.

You are God. You are the Lord of Hosts, and I hallow you and your word. You are the only legitimate fear. It is you that I want to follow and you that I do not want to disappoint.

You have sent a savior, Jesus Christ, the Righteousness. To me he is a sanctuary. Too many he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. I wait on him, and in him, I place my hope.

Once I walked in darkness, but now by your grace, Father, in Christ, I have great light. I was blind, but now I see. I was lost, but now I am found. I was dead in sins and trespasses, but in your great mercy, Father, I am made alive.

So now everyday and all day I sanctify the Lord Jesus in my heart. I study to make my calling sure and to clearly understand the reason for the hope that I have in Christ Jesus.