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Writer's Prayer - September 2010

Holy Father God, we come to You in the name of Jesus, our Shepherd King.

We love to pray, “The Lord is my shepherd …” (Psalm 23:1). Speaking those words fills us with awe and bows us low before Your throne. We are stunned that You, Omnipotent, Omniscient Lord of all Galaxies, would set aside Your glory with Father and step down from Your majesty into the cesspool of our lives. You laid aside Your powerful scepter of authority and chose a shepherd’s rod and servant’s staff to rescue us. You searched until You found us, filthy and broken, then You gathered us into Your arms and hugged us close, whispering endearments, until Your love made us whole. We are ever grateful, Lord. Thank You.

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Written by OCW Prayer Team   
Monday, 31 August 2009

Lord, Guide Us into Your Holy Presence

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Several years ago when I was teaching a class of teens at my church, I asked them what they thought the phrase “the fear of the Lord” meant.
One boy said, “I think it’s being sort of scared. Not like God’s your best friend at all. Instead He’s far away—up there in the sky. When you do something wrong, your stomach knots up tight.”

A girl said, “The fear of the Lord means reverence. Thinking about how great God is makes me want to be still. I think it’s why I talk soft when I pray out loud.”

That girl, as young as she was, had caught a glimpse of who God is and worshiped before Him, acknowledging His greatness, His holiness, His authority as king. But there’s more. Our God is a consuming fire—a fire, a coal, red hot from the heart of the altar in the temple:

Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
(Isaiah 6:6–7 niv)

Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
(Hebrews 12:28–29 niv)

The God who called to Isaiah from His throne is a holy God. He is a king, and kings have kingdoms. Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, He’s asking us to serve Him with reverence and holy fear. He’s inviting us to come into His presence. He wants to remove those things from our lives that would keep us at a distance.

Lord, You are reminding us again that You are a consuming fire and that You are preparing for us a kingdom that will last forever. You are in charge, and we can trust You with all we hold dear. Give us grace to wait in Your presence, then to write out of the overflow so that the world may be healed. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

 
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