November 20, 2020
OPENING PRAYER
There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
CONFESSION OF SIN & PRAYER FOR GRACE
O Lord, I confess that my heart is restless. I have sought comfort and security in created things rather than in you, the Creator. I have suppressed the truth in unrighteousness and exchanged Your glory for lesser things. Forgive my sin, O God, and subdue my restless heart.
By your Spirit, strengthen me today for greater obedience to you, greater delight in your goodness, greater trust in your promises. Help me to rest in my adoption as your child. Amen.
OT READING: Amos 9:11-15
THE LORD’S PRAYER
NT READING: 1 Thess. 5:1-11
PRAYER OF ADORATION:
Lord Jesus: I worship you for the promise of your coming. You will return, even as people mock and scoff at the idea. May the promise of your return spur me to be awake and sober, rejecting darkness and walking in the light of your truth. Thank you that you have destined me for salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ.
PSALM READING: Psalm 93
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION
O God: This psalm invites me to meditate on Your power and sovereignty. It was written to strengthen Your people in the face of trouble with an image of You in royal robes, prepared to act on their behalf. Images of dark, chaotic floodwater surge through it. As I approach a new day, I may face events that feel like a chaotic flood. If this isn’t my current circumstance, prepare me for the day when it might be. Lord, reassure my soul. As your Spirit hovered over the watery chaos at the dawn of creation, hover over me. As Jesus quieted the raging sea, quiet me with your word. Thank you that you’re the sovereign king, robed in majesty. Amen.
BENEDICTION
And now may the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit abide and remain with us, now and throughout our time on earth, until the day of His return: Amen.