Gracious Heavenly Father,
Nature bears
manifold witness to your power and divinity.
The universe is magnificent and glorious but it is only a dim reflection
of its creator. You are the
original. Your goodness, truth, and
beauty are the real thing. You are the
ultimate reality and the ultimate blessing.
You gave yourself
to us and blessed us in Christ. You made
us die in him and rise again with him.
You are saving us now in him and will finally bless us with perfect
union with yourself in him. Thank you
Father for this great salvation and for this great destiny.
In ourselves
we are not worthy to even stand in your presence. We bought Satan’s lie that you are not to be
trusted. We doubt you have our best interests
at heart. But you sent your only
begotten Son to submit to a squalid execution and so you proved that Satan is a
liar. You are the Creator and God of the
universe and you chose to become the despised and broken victim on the cross. Your act of appalling humility saved us.
Please
magnify your glory Father. Make our
worship please you. Make us walk in your
Spirit and believe you. Make us know
you, the one true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. Amen.