Prayers of Adoration

Gracious Heavenly Father,

You are the Creator God.  You made the universe by the power of Your word.  Time and space seem infinite and absolute to us but they are small to You.  You thought them up and made them out of nothing.  You speak all things into being and nothing exists but what You command.  You are the ultimate Reality, the Absolute, the one true God, and everything else owes its existence to You.

You made all things good yet You decreed there should be evil.  Our first parents rejected You and mankind has hated You ever since.  You locked all men in futility so that we find only emptiness and vanity until we return to You.

You sent Your only Son here as one of us to bring us back to Yourself.  He gave His life and You were pleased to crush Him for our sins.  You raised Him from the dead and He now lives and reigns with You in glory.

You sent Your Spirit to make us believe You and turn and repent.  Thank You Father for this great salvation!  Please fill us with Your Spirit now.  Make us love You with all that is in us and make us worship You in Spirit and in truth, in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

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Gracious Heavenly Father,

You have brought us together and raised us up into Your presence.  Please show us Your Glory.  Make us know You, the only True God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.  Please make our worship pleasing to You.

Father, You have blinded this world and made it walk in futility and emptiness.  You have made its wise men fools who glory in their damnation.   Thank You that you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.  Thank You that You are bringing in a new age where righteousness and the knowledge of God abound.  Thank You for including us.  Thy kingdom come Father, in Jesus’ name.  Amen.