The most important thing the people of God can do this election season is to pray. We must pray, “Your will be done” (Matthew 6:10) O God, in this presidential election. We must pray that God would bring glory to His great Name over the next month and in the coming four years. And we must pray that as the people of God, we would … Continue reading If my people….will pray
O Lord, My every sense, member, faculty, affection, is a snare to me, I can scarce open my eyes but I envy those above me, or despise those below me. I covet honor and riches of the mighty, and am proud and unmerciful to the rags of others; If I behold beauty it is a bait to lust, or see deformity, it stirs up loathing … Continue reading A Puritan Prayer of Self-Deprecation
Blessed God, Ten thousand snares are mine without and within, Defend thou me; When sloth and indolence seize me, Give me views of heaven; When sinners entice me, Give me disrelish of their ways; When sensual pleasures tempt me, Purify and refine me; When I desire worldly possessions, Help me to be rich toward thee; When the vanities of the world ensnare me, Let me … Continue reading A Christian’s Prayer
Shepherd the Flock 