May 1, 2009

  • Thy Kingdom come - Help us treasure You & Your Kingdom

    Our Lord Jesus gave us these words:

    Pray then like this:

    10 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come . . .

    Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22 The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. 25 Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:9-10, 29-34.

    Our Father, how often we lay up treasures for ourselves on earth. We have all seen lately how fleeting and temporary are the treasures of this earth. Teach each of us how you want us to lay up treasures in heaven, treasures that are permanent and eternal. May You and You alone be our true treasure. For until You are we will continue to be carried away and lust after all sorts of earthly treasures, treasures that cannot save us, treasures that provide no real security.

    Make us single-eyed for You. Help us to serve only You and You alone. You are the LORD, the LORD God of Israel. We are to have no other gods besides You.

    When we settle for other gods, lesser gods, lesser treasure – when we seek after other gods, when we serve other gods, when we treasure other gods we we are not treasuring You, we are not loving You, we are not serving You.

    You, O LORD God, are the very source of our life and breath and every good gift and all goodness and everlasting life to us in Christ Jesus. How can we treasure any other god but You!

    Forgive us that we do not treasure You as we ought!  Forgive us that we do not love you as we ought! Forgive us that we do not serve You as we ought!

    Unite our hearts to be single-eyed, single-minded, whole-hearted, wholly enraptured and smitten by Your glorious love, mercy and grace shown us in Christ. When we see Your heavenly glory we will be blinded to the treasures of this world.

    You are a jealous God. Loving bridegroom, draw Your Church, Your bride back to You when our minds, hearts and eyes begin to lust and crave the treasures of this world. We love You but our love is so faint at time. It flickers. We need Your Spirit to ignite it and fire up our passion for You alone. A pure and holy passion that makes us chase after You, a love that is willing to lay down our lives for You and Your Kingdom, a love that is willing to consider all things loss that we might take hold of that for which You have taken hold of us, a love that treasures You and Your Kingdom above all created things.

    O, Father, Son and Spirit, give us hearts to love You and to love Your Kingdom! Circumcise our hearts to love You, love You only, love You wholly, love You, love You, love You, O Jesus. Reach into those places deep inside us that we cannot reach but Your Spirit can, to cleanse, purify, reform, revive, renew us...We need You to hold us, to guard us, to bring us back to You, to our first Love. To put a heart of love and worship and praise for You alone.

    You have called us out and redeemed us and washed us and placed Your Spirit in us that we might be a people holy to You, a people that does not keep running after the things of the earth. Give us a heart and mind and will to seek first Your Kingdom and not any other kingdoms. Help us to treasure and seek You and Your Kingdom with a holy lust and pure passion that exceeds any of our earthly lusts for useless things. As we seek first You and Your Kingdom You have promised to give us all we need. You are our loving Father, You have given us the Lord Jesus Christ for our salvation; will You not richly give us all things? How can we doubt Your Word to us? Forgive us when we doubt You. You cannot lie. Your Word and Your promises are faithful and true because You are faithful and true.

    Give us hearts of faith to know and to trust You are with us always, even to the end of the age. For You are! You are the great I AM!

    Give us hearts of faith to know and to trust You are the same yesterday, today and forever. For You are! You are the great I AM!

    Almighty God, help us to trust that no matter how many or how few earthly riches we have, absolutely nothing can separate us from Your love for us in Christ Jesus. You are the God who never changes. You are the God who is and who was and who is to come. You are our Bridegroom. You have sealed us with Your Spirit. You are faithful to us. O, how unfaithful we are to you when we chase after so-called treasures of earth. Forgive us when we are unfaithful to You, O Bridegroom.

    We need not fear or be anxious. You will be with us. You are the God who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. You are the Alpha and Omega. You are with us today, You were with us in the past and You will be with us in the future, to the very end of the age. Let us hear our Savior's voice today and each day, which sends us grace and peace.

    Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. 8 I am the Alpha and the Omega, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1:4b-8.

    Might we walk in the grace and peace of the Lord Jesus for when we do so we will not be anxious about earthly things. Help us to walk daily in Your grace and peace for You are the God who is, the God who was, and the God who is to come, the Almighty. You have been and You are and You will be with us all through all time. Help us to see ourselves as Your Kingdom people for that is who we are. Give us Kingdom hearts, Kingdom minds and Kingdom wills that seek You, O King, and Your Kingdom above all other things.

    The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen. Revelation 22:21.

    Our Father, Almighty God,
    Show us how we have not treasured You and Your Kingdom
    Help us to walk in full assurance of the grace we have received in Jesus Christ,
    strengthen us in His grace
    so we might treasure You and Your Kingdom
    and trust You daily for all our needs.
    Amen.

    Reflect on how you have not been treasuring Him and His Kingdom
    and ask Him to help you treasure Him and His Kingdom
    above all other things.

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  • Our Father in heaven,

    Thank you that you provide food and drink for our souls when we are weary. I thank You for my sister in Christ who shared Your Word with me this morning:

    PSALM 100

    Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
    2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
    Come into his presence with singing!
    3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who made us, and we are his;
    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
    4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; bless his name!
    5 For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.

    My Beloved Jesus,

    I thank and praise You that though You are a King, You are a Shepherd.

    I thank and praise You Your Father has given me to You.

    I thank and praise You that You saw me as a sheep wandering from Your flock.

    I thank and praise You that You have called me by name.

    I thank and praise You that Your Spirit have given me ears to hear Your voice.

    I thank and praise You that You have given me eternal life in You and I will never perish.

    I thank and praise You that You have made me one of Your people.

    I thank and praise You that I am Yours.

    I thank and praise You that You have placed me into Your pasture.

    I thank and praise You that no one can snatch me out of Your hand or Your Father's hand.

    I thank and praise You that Your Spirit gives me ears to know Your voice.

    I thank and praise You that You are a Good Shepherd.

    I thank and praise You that You are not a hireling.

    I thank and praise You that You are good.

    I thank and praise You that You are good to me.

    I thank and praise You that Your steadfast love endures forever.

    I thank and praise You that Your steadfast love for me endures forever.

    I thank and praise You that Your faithfulness endures to all generations.

    I thank and praise You that Your faithfulness to me endures to all generations.

    O teach me to always, every day, all the day, to make a joyful noise You, so serve You with gladness and to come into Your presence with singing, to give thanks to You alone and bless Your Name...

    ...in plenty and in want,

    ...in health and in sickness,

    ...in fruitful fields and in barren desert,

    ...in fullness and in hunger...

    Help me to treasure You and Your Kingdom for You are my King, You are my Shepherd, You are my Lord and You are my God.

    Help me to rejoice in You and in Your Kingdom for You are my King, You are my Shepherd, You are my Lord and You are my God.

    You, my Lord, are good;
    Your steadfast love endures forever,
    and Your faithfulness to all generations.

    ...the righteous shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4.

    Though the fig tree should not blossom,
    nor fruit be on the vines,
    the produce of the olive fail
    and the fields yield no food,
    the flock be cut off from the fold
    and there be no herd in the stalls,
    18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
    19 God, the Lord, is my strength;
    he makes my feet like the deer's;
    he makes me tread on my high places.

    Habakkuk 3:17-19.

    Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed...John 20:29b.

    Grow my faith, O Lord, my God, for You are the Lord, You are God!
    Help me to rest my hope in You and You alone, not in earthly treasures.
    Help me to place my trust in You and You alone, not in earthly treasures.
    It is You who have made me, and I are Yours;
    Because I am of one of Your people, a sheep of Your pasture,
    no matter what happens to me in this world,
    let me not be anxious or afraid
    for I am safe in Your pasture and can rest secure in Your goodness, steadfast love and faithfulness to me.

    Amen.

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