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O Giving Lord, I thank You for adopting me as Your own and for allowing me to be included in the family of believers.  In the same way that You left Your Holy Spirit to guide and comfort me, so have You given me a family to stand with me so I do not feel … Read more

Most Glorious Lord, churches today come in all shapes and sizes.  While the buildings might vary, Your church is not confined to four walls.  The church is people … Your people of every race and nationality who love You and who have dedicated their life to You.  In the church, believers are showered with Your … Read more

Most Tender Loving God, in days of old, You asked Your people to “choose for themselves this day whom you will serve.”  Today, there are many things competing for my attention … money, possessions, relationships and power.  But, I do not need to think very long about my choices because for me and my house, … Read more

I rejoice in the fact, My Lord, that You called me to be Your child and set me apart to be holy and serve You alone.  There is an inherited beauty associated with belonging to You.  Because You drew me to Yourself, I feel prized and cherished.  You alone know what it is like to … Read more

Most Blessed Leader, I rejoice in the fact that You dispense many different gifts among Your people, but the Spirit administers them all … and, while there are many types of service to do for You, they are done for the glory of Your name … and, while there are many different works to be … Read more

My Faithful Lord, committing to You as my Savior demonstrates my complete dependence on You and my sincere desire to obey what You ask of me.  My willingness to serve and obey You enables me to be a useful and useable servant to do Your work.  I have become the benefactor of grace and kindness … Read more

Most Compassionate Lord, it’s both with anxiety and excitement that I accept Your calling to be a messenger of Your Word.  You do not expect me to overwhelm people with intellectual arguments but, instead, with simple, basic truths.  Using the advice You gave to Moses, I should not get hung up with what I will … Read more

Most Glorious Savior, I am so thankful for all of the times and all of the ways that You have been there for me.  In the good times and in the bad ones, You have stood with me and been faithful in every way.  Help me never forget that I too am a steward of … Read more

O Loving Savior, You have commanded that I bear the burdens of others as well as bearing my own burdens.  When someone has been stricken with a burden … whether sickness, financial need, death of a loved one or a habitual sin they cannot overcome … You expect me to act in love toward him … Read more