November 7, 2020

OPENING PRAYER

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

CONFESSION OF SIN & PRAYER FOR GRACE

Almighty God: to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid. Cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the working of your Holy Spirit, that I may perfectly love you, joyfully obey you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ, our Lord: Amen.  

OT READING: Haggai 2:1-9

THE LORD’S PRAYER

NT READING: Hebrews 5:1-10

PRAYER OF ADORATION:

Lord Jesus, I draw near to you as my representative, my priest, and my savior. You understand my weakness because you assumed my weakness. In your humanity, you learned obedience through suffering, attaining eternal salvation for all who obey you. I thank you that, even now, you are interceding for me. 

PSALM READING: Psalm 132 

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

God, I praise you today that you have chosen Zion. During the days of David’s reign, you chose Jerusalem as the city of your dwelling. When the Son of David came, he entered Jerusalem and was crucified and buried there. And in his resurrection, he becomes the new Zion! He is the one in whom your glory dwells. And he has sent the Holy Spirit to inhabit every one of your people. No longer does your presence dwell in one place; Zion has spread throughout the whole earth! So today, let me live as a citizen of Zion. Let the values of your heavenly kingdom define my life. Help me live in joyful obedience to King Jesus. And let my life, in some small way, anticipate and foreshadow the New Jerusalem which is to come - your heavenly city where sin will be no more, and justice and righteousness will flourish forever.

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.