Isaiah 55

Today, Lord, I seek you and I find you. I call on you because you are near. By your grace, I have been cleansed and justified. My mind is renewed; my character transformed. I have forsaken wicked ways and turned away from unrighteous thoughts.

I have returned to you, father, and you have had mercy on me and you have pardon me abundantly.

Now I do not spend my wealth on things that are not real life, and I do not spend my time on things that do not bless my spirit. Instead, I listen carefully to you, Lord. I feed upon your word, Lord. My soul is delighted in your abundant life, Lord Jesus.

I incline my ear, my whole self, and I come to you, Lord. I commune with you and I hear, and my soul fills with life.

You have made an everlasting covenant with me, even better than your covenant with David. You have adopted me into a huge family that I did not know before, and you have sent your Christ, the Holy One of Israel, to be my Lord and Savior. By his grace I am justified, sanctified, and glorified.

Isaiah 53; Romans 8

Lord Jesus, for me you poured out your soul unto death. You bore my iniquities. You bore my griefs and carried my sorrows. You were wounded for my transgressions and bruised for my iniquities. By your stripes I am healed.

I had gone astray. I had turned away to my own selfish and hateful agenda, and God, our father, laid on you all of my iniquity.

Lord Jesus, in my sin and selfishness I did not see you. I turned my face away from you and away from God, my father. I did not esteem you.

But you, father, were patient with me. You foreknew me and you had predestined me to be yours. You worked things out in my life so that my flesh was broken. You granted me repentance and nurtured the faith you had placed in me.

By your grace you called me and brought me back to you. Through Jesus, your Christ, I am justified and I will be glorified. You are for me so nothing can prevail against me

Psalm 51

Thank you, lord, that you are merciful to me in accord with your loving kindness. You blot out my transgressions in accordance with your tender mercy. You have washed me from my iniquities and cleansed me from my sin.

I acknowledge and confess my transgressions. I see my sin. It is ever before me. It was against you, father, that I sinned. I know I have done evil in your sight, and I confess it as sin against you.

Thank you, father, that through Christ’s death on the cross you have purged me as if with hyssop and I am clean. You have washed me and I am whiter than snow.

I hear you, father. I hear your joy and gladness at my salvation. You broke me down so that I would repent and return to you. Now I can rejoice.

You have created a new nature in me with a clean heart. You have renewed a steadfast Spirit in me. Now I am in Christ and you will never cast me away. Your spirit will always be with me. I am filled with the joy of my salvation.

John 6; Mathew 6

Father, in your word I see your son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and I believe that he is your Messiah and my Lord and Savior. Through faith in Jesus I believe that I have everlasting life and that you will raise me up in the last days. It is your grace and your work, father, to see that I believe.

You know the things I need, father, even before I ask. So, I do not worry about my life. For the life you give me is more than food and clothing. It is more than worldly wealth.

I know I cannot serve God and mammon, so help me, lord, each day to lay up for myself treasure in heaven where mothes or rust or inflation or troubles cannot eat up or destroy. For where my treasure is there will my heart be also.

So by your grace, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I do not worry. You know the things I need and the things that are best for me. Today I seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness that is mine in Christ Jesus, and all the other things are added to me.

Micah 5&6

Lord Jesus, Micah writes that you will come out of Bethlehem. That you will come out from there to serve God, our father. That you are the ruler, and that your advent, and mission and victory, have been known from old and from everlasting.

You will stand and you will feed your flock. In your name and in the strength of God, our father, your flock will abide. You, Lord Jesus, will be great to the ends of the earth and in you will be real, divine peace.

By your grace and sacrifice, Lord Jesus, you brought me up out of sin and reconciled me back to the father. You redeemed me from bondage. You sent prophets and apostles and witnesses before me. You enlightened the eyes of my understanding so that I could know your righteousness.

You have shown me, Lord Jesus, what is good; what you require of me. By your grace and indwelling spirit, today, I will do justly; I will love mercy; I will walk humbly before you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Psalms 51; Ephesians 2; Psalms 51; Romans 5; Psalms 51

Thank you, father, that you teach me wisdom and fill me with truth. I was born with a selfish, murderous nature. I sinned against thee, father. I have done much evil in your sight.

But, in accordance with your steadfast love you had mercy on me. You washed me thoroughly from my iniquities and you cleansed me from my sin.

On the cross, through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and suffering, I was purged clean with hyssop and washed whiter than snow. I did not deserve such mercy, but, by your grace, you chose to do these things to redeem me, and you gave me salvation as a free gift.

Now I hear your joy and gladness at my return to you, father. You have created a clean heart in me and you have filled me with your Divine Spirit. You have called me into your presence, and you commune with me.

I am filled with joy, because I was lost, but now, in Christ, I have salvation and eternal life. I sing of your perfect righteousness, oh Lord. My mouth declares your praise. My heart is tender and belongs to you, father. I am humble and joyous before you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Romans 14

Today, Lord, I do not quarrel over opinions. People believe different things about faith. It is not my job to pass judgment on the servant of another. It is before their own master that they will stand or fall.

Lord Jesus, I wait up on you. I am your servant, and you dwelling in me makes me stand. As long as I live, I live unto you, Lord, and when I die, I die to you, Lord. Whether I live or die I belong to you, Lord Jesus.

So, I do not pass judgment on the faith of my brother. For we all stand before the judgment seat of God. There, Lord Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that you are Lord. Yes, each of us will give an account to God. So I strive to never put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of my brother.

Your kingdom, Lord, is not a matter of fleshy rules, but instead, the kingdom of God is about righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Whoever serves you this way, Lord Jesus, is acceptable to God, our father.

Psalms 61,63,71&73

Father, let me dwell in your tent forever. Lord, I find my refuge in your Christ. For, father, you have heard me as I prayed for mercy. Now my desperate heart is satisfied.

Oh, God, my God, earnestly I seek you, and my soul thrists hungrily for thee. I walk in your Spirit through a dry and weary land and your steadfast love refreshes me.

By grace, good father, in Christ I am made righteous. You’ve delivered and rescued me. You’re my rock and my refuge. In you I trust and hope, and my mouth is filled with praise for thee.

While here on earth you guide me with your council and then to glory you will receive me. For you, Great God, are the strength of my heart and my portion forever is thee.

Revelation 19,21&22

Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to you, Lord, my God. Your judgments are true and righteous.

You, Lord Jesus, are the word of God. Out of your mouth goes a sharp sword, and with it you will strike the nations. You, yourself, will rule with a rod of iron. You, yourself, will tread the wine press of the fierceness and wrath of God, our father.

You, Lord Jesus, are King of Kings and Lord of Lords. I am glad. You are Lord God omnipotent, and you, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, reign. I am glad, and I rejoice, and I give you glory.

I keep your word, Lord, and I worship you. I walk in your light. My name is written in the Lamb’s book of life.

From your throne flows a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal. I thirst and I come to you, and you let me take of the water of life freely.

James 1; 3 John; Jude

Today, Lord, with humility and thanksgiving, I receive your word implanted in my mind and heart. Your implanted word renews my mind and saves my soul. By your presence and promise my soul prospers in all things and is healthy and well.

You build me up, father, in your most holy faith. Holy Spirit, you pray with me and show me the things of God, my father. You keep me in the love of God. I look upon the mercy of my Lord Jesus unto eternal life.

For you, Lord Jesus, are able to keep me from stumbling and present me faultless before the presence of God’s glory with exceeding joy

God, my father, and you, Jesus, my Lord, have saved me. Glory and majesty and dominion and power are all yours now and forever. Blessed be the name of the Lord.