Holy Father, teach us to
worship you in your Spirit, to glory in your Son Jesus Christ, and to put no
confidence in the flesh. Teach us what these things mean, guide us into them;
open our eyes, our ears, our hearts.
Lord Jesus, we know that you
came to bring us into a new and living way, to bring us into yourself. We know
that worship is not a matter of this place or that place, but rather a matter
of Spirit and truth; we know that our Father seeks men and women who will
worship him this way. But O Lord Jesus, until we met you we were creatures of
the earth, earth bound, and we are accustomed to the things of the earth, we
are accustomed to worshipping in this place and that place – help us to worship
by the Holy Spirit in a new place, within you.
Holy Spirit, teach us to glory
in Jesus Christ, for him to be our all in all, our heart’s desire, our joy, our
delight, our beloved. When we are tempted to follow after religious “things”
remind us of Jesus, when we are tempted to glory in the traditions of man
remind us of Jesus, when we are about to be enthralled with anything that does
not exalt and glory in our Lord Jesus Christ – remind us of Jesus and draw our
hearts to him.
Holy Trinity, we have been
taught to have confidence in the flesh, in our own abilities – from our youth
we have been taught to be self-sufficient, this has been our way of life,
whether in community, in work, or in religion. Wean us from ourselves and draw
us to yourself. May we see the flesh for what it is, may we see our self-righteousness
for what it is, and may we count these things rubbish that we may be found in
you – not having our own righteousness but the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Make us yours our God, and may
we make you ours, and let us live and breathe in you today.
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