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Upward Call

Hebrews 10; Romans 10; Hebrews 10; Philippians 3

Father, you have told me in your scripture, and your Holy Spirit witnesses to my spirit that it is true, that you have a covenant with me. You put your laws in my heart, and you write them in my mind. My sins and lawless deeds you remember no more.

I have been sanctified through the offering of the body of my Lord Jesus. By his one offering, he perfected forever me and all those who are yours, Father.

Now, by that sanctification, through Christ, I can, in boldness, enter the holiest place. I can draw near to you, Father, with a true heart and full assurance of faith.

My heart and my body are cleansed and washed with pure water. I hold to my confession that Jesus is Lord and Savior, and I know that you, Father, raised him from the dead.

Now, for a little while, I live by faith. You grant me endurance, Father, and I do not draw back. Instead, I press on, that I may lay hold of Christ who has laid hold of me. I press toward the goal for the prize of your upward call, Father, in Christ Jesus.

My Life Story

Romans 12; Hebrews 12

Father, it is you, by your grace, who has given me a measure of faith. I am humbled. I have nothing within myself to boast about, instead I think soberly.

I am one of many members that make up your body here on this earth, Lord Jesus. Therefore, I’m also together, one with another, with your children. How I live and what I do affects others and affects the body of Christ.

You minister your gifts to me, through your Holy Spirit, Father, as you see fit to do. Whatever you give me, Lord, let me be yielded today to use your gift with excellence and joy.

Today, Lord, that, by your grace, I love without hypocrisy. I abore evil. I cling to what is good. I am kind and honoring of others. I am diligent and fervent in seeking spiritual truth and Godly service. I rejoice in hope. I am patient in tribulation, and I am instant in prayer.

Today, Lord, by your grace and your presence in me, I lay aside all the weight of sin, and I run with endurance the race you have set before me. I keep my eyes on you, Lord Jesus, and you write my life story.

Remain and Succeed

Matthew 16; 2 Timothy 2; Romans 8; Matthew 16

Father, by your grace and scripture, I discern the signs of the times. I am aware of false teachers and those who would deceive me with lies, worldly fears, and false doctrine.

I have studied your word, and I have communed with you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You, Holy Spirit, have witnessed to my spirit the way, the truth, and the life that is in Christ Jesus.

Lord Jesus, I know you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. You have built your body, the church, upon you as the solid and sure and eternal foundation.

You raised up and saved and converted men into dedicated Apostles who built upon you as the Rock of foundation and them as smaller rocks laid up on you.

You gave them grace to set up standards of practice for worship and membership, and sacraments of your church, so that your body, the church, would remain on earth and succeed despite all the powers of hell.

Assurance

Matthew 11; Hebrews 10

I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed yourself and your way to me. You have delivered everything to Jesus, and you have revealed Jesus to me as your Messiah, and through Jesus, I have come to know you as my God and my Heavenly Father.

I come unto you, Lord Jesus, because I know you are the way. I take your yoke upon me, and I learn from you. You are meek and lowly in heart, and in you and with you, I find rest for my soul. Your yoke is easy, and your burden is light.

You, Lord Jesus, offered one sacrifice for sins forever. By that one offering, you perfected me forever, and you established my ongoing and secure sanctification.

Now you, Holy Spirit, witness to me. You put your laws in my heart, and you write your word in my mind. My sins and lawless deeds you remember no more.

Therefore, I have courage and confidence to enter the holiest because of the sacrifice of Jesus, my Lord. He is the new and living way. I draw near to you, Father, with a true heart in full assurance of faith.

Perfect and Pleasing

Ephesians 6; Romans 12

Hallelujah, thank you, Father, that you are strong in me today. The power and person of your mighty Holy Spirit fills me today, and I am able to stand against the lies and deception of each evil day.

I take up your provision of complete, divine armor, and I am able to withstand evil and to stand in all that needs to be done.

Therefore, I stand, faithfully girded about with your true gospel. I know the real “reality”.

My heart is covered, and encouraged, and credited with the righteousness of Christ. My feet are firmly shod with the hope and peace of your Gospel of grace and salvation.

I know the perfect hope that I now have in Christ. My mind is sound and secure because I know I am saved for sure and forever, and nothing can change that.

My thoughts and my speech are made obedient and clean because your word renews my mind. Your word marinates my thoughts and dreams, and I’m able to walk, and stand, and live in your perfect and pleasing will.

Abiding Presence

Matthew 9; Hebrews 6 & 7

Thank you, Lord Jesus, that my sins are forgiven. You are just to forgive my sins because you, Lord Jesus, are the high priest of the good things to come. You ministered for me in the greater and perfect Tabernacle in heaven, the one not made with hands.

With your own blood, you entered the most holy place once for all and obtained eternal redemption for all of us who are yours. You, Lord Jesus, the Father’s Christ, offered yourself without spot to God and thereby cleansed me from dead works, and set me free to serve our father, the living God.

You, Lord, are the mediator of the new covenant that we, who are called, may live in the promise of eternal inheritance. You, Lord Jesus, have entered the true holy place in heaven and appeared in the presence of our father on my behalf.

There you make daily intercession for me. You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, commune with me, and you witness your love and abiding presence to my spirit.

Sealed and Delivered and Led

John 6; Matthew 7; Hebrews 12; Luke 11; Galatians 5

Lord Jesus, the will of the Father is that I see you as the Son of God and that I believe you are the Messiah. I see you, Lord Jesus, in your scripture. I commune with you through your indwelling Holy Spirit. I believe you are the Son of God, the Father’s Christ, and my Lord and Savior.

Through faith, I have everlasting life, and you will raise me up at the last day. The Father gave me to you, and you will not lose me.

I know you, Lord, and I know your word. I do what you command. I build my life on you, Lord Jesus. You are the rock of my salvation. You are the author and finisher of my faith.

I ask and seek and knock, and our father has given me the gift of the Holy Spirit. Now, I am filled with your very presence, Lord Jesus. I am sealed and delivered and led by you now and forever.

I am yours, Lord Jesus. I have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Now, I live in your spirit, and I walk in your spirit.

Anything I Need

Galatians 5; Matthew 6

Father, I seek to obey you and to be led every moment by your spirit, so that my time and effort pleases you and begins to bear treasure in heaven where neither moth nor rust can destroy, and where thieves cannot steal.

My heart is with you now, Father, and my real, important treasure is with you as well. Hallelujah, I thank you for that peace.

Lord God, give me a new heart and a desire to seek good and Godly things. Do not let me be deceived by lust or by human foolishness. Focus my eyes on you and your kingdom today and again tonight and then forever.

Give me an unction to serve only you, my God, then I will not worry about life in this flesh; about what I will eat or what I will wear. Instead, I will have faith to know that you, Father, who feed the birds and clothe the flowers, will certainly take care of my physical needs because you love me and already know all that I need.

Instead, I will seek your kingdom. I will live in Christ as my righteousness, and anything else I need will be added to my life.

In Every Detail

Matthew 6; 1 John 5

Father, you know me. Your spirit dwells in me, and we commune as son to father and as friend to friend. We speak in private, and you reward me openly.

I do not use vain repetition, rather I speak to you as my father for you already know the things I have need of before I even ask.

You are my father in heaven, and I hallow your name. I welcome your kingdom into my life and into this world.

Your will is done in every detail of my life and throughout human history, just as you have ordained things to be from heaven.

You feed my spirit today with your word, and you forgive me of my sins, and you prompt me to forgive anyone who has hurt or offended me.

You guard me from being deceived by temptation, and you deliver me from evil and from the evil one. I belong to you, Father, and the evil one cannot touch me.

What Matters

Psalm 33

Father, I rejoice in you and in your love for me. You are righteous, and by your grace, you have begun to work your righteousness into me and out of me. I praise you, as you renew my mind. I make melody with the skill you have given me. I sing to you a new song. I shout for joy.

Your word, oh Lord, is right. All your work is done in truth. You love righteousness and justice. The earth is full of your goodness, Father. You, oh Lord, bring the counsel of man to nothing. The foolish plans of the peoples have no effect on you. Your council, Father, is what matters, and your council stands forever.

Bring our nation back to you, Father, for a nation who worships you as almighty, sovereign God, is blessed. In you, Father, we have a sure and beautiful inheritance.

My soul waits on you, Lord. You are my help and my shield. My heart rejoices in you. I trust in you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and your loving kindness and tender mercy is upon me now and forever.