I praise You, My Sovereign King, for Your love and mercy has been poured over me beyond what I deserve. You are my defense in times of need and You help me through my most difficult trials. Your Word burns like a fire within me so that I must share it regardless of the cost. I seek You each day with all of my heart … my soul thirsts for You … and, my whole being yearns for You. I have beheld Your power working in my life and the lives of others and I stand in awe. Because Your love is better than life, I give You my heart and submit myself to You. I find myself constantly watching for You throughout my day knowing that at any time You will reveal Yourself to me. My soul clings to You because You are my constant source of help and Your light shows me the way to go. I find it very easy to bow down in submission to You … give You my praise … and, follow Your lead wherever it takes me..
To love and serve You, I must no longer allow myself to be conformed to the world. Instead, my thinking must be renewed by the reading Your Word so I can determine what is Your good and perfect will. I know You have mapped out a plan for my life. To carry it out, I must learn how to honor and obey You. As my Benevolent King, You want what is best for my life. I know that the way to receive it is to surrender to Your loving care. The ways of the world are not like You because they are selfish and corrupting. I show You my devotion by making them off limits and not conforming to them. By re-directing my thoughts toward heavenly things, I know I will be changed and become more like You. My natural inclination is to go my own way and do what I want to do. But living for You changes everything … love becomes my motivation … service fulfills my life … and submitting to You makes things easier.
O Glorious Ruler, You are the potter and I am the clay. You made Adam out of the simplest and least expensive things of the earth … take me in my simplest form and humble estate and form me into a beautiful work of Your hands. Mold me and shape me … spirit, soul and body … into Your image and likeness. Change does not come easily but, putting my life into Your hands, does give me the hope that I can become more like You. Over time I am learning to become a servant living for You and what You want. When You died for me, You put a claim on my life and intended it to be lived out for Your glory. As My King, I must obey Your commands and work diligently to advance Your Kingdom. It is my responsibility to fulfill the call You’ve made on my life. You give to me unselfishly and I must learn to do the same for You. As long as You are My Sovereign King, I know that my life will be filled with meaning and contentment. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Psalm 47:2 How awesome is the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!