Kingdom People

We rejoice, heavenly Father, in the truth that Jesus rose from the dead. Yet we see that this is not simply a truth in the public arena of history to be absorbed quickly and then set to one side. For if indeed your dear Son, the God-man, rose from the dead, then everything is changed. [...]

O transcendent, almighty God, What words can sing your praises? No tongue can describe you. No mind can probe your mystery. Yet all speech springs from you, And all thought stems from you. All creation proclaims you, All creatures revere you. Every gust of wind breathes a prayer to you, Every rustling tree sings a [...]

Grant, O my God, that I may know you, love you and rejoice in you; and if in this life I cannot do these things fully, grant that I may at the least progress in them from day to day, for Christ’s sake. Amen. – Anselm of Canterbury, 1033-1109 A.D.

This has been my prayer every morning as I have worked on my upcoming book on the gospel. I’ve tweaked it to make it useful for pastors and church leaders who will be proclaiming the gospel today. May we never forget what an awesome privilege it is to preach the good news! God our Father, [...]

Merciful Father, we thank You that in Your great faithfulness You kept watch over us during this past night. Strengthen and guide us by Your Holy Spirit, that we may use this new day and all the days of our life in holiness and righteousness. Grant that we in all our undertakings may always have [...]

Praise and thanksgiving be unto you, O God, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ and set him at your right hand in the kingdom of glory. Praise and thanksgiving be unto you, O Lord Jesus Christ, you Lamb of God who has redeemed us by your blood, you heavenly Priest who [...]

Our Father, we dare call you by that blessed name, for we feel the spirit of children. We love you, we trust you, and we desire in all things to be obedient to your will, and to seek your honor. All our dependence is placed on you since the day when you taught us to [...]

Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for reward, save that of knowing that I do your will. [...]

O breath of God, come fill this place; Revive our hearts to know Your grace; And from our slumber make us rise That we may know the Risen Christ. O word of God, so clear and true, Renew our minds to trust in You; And give to us the bread of life That we may [...]

Lord Jesus Christ, Fill me with your Spirit, that I may be full of his presence. I am blind – send him to make me see; dark – let him say, “Let there be light!” May his comforts cheer me in my sorrows, his strength sustain me in my trials, his blessings revive me in [...]