Category Archives: Lord’s Day

A Prayer, On the Morning of the Lord’s Day

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“We bless Thee, Lord,who hath shewed us light, and that the light we see is the Lord’s; that we see one more of the days of the Son of man, a day to be spent on Thy courts, which is better than a thousand elsewhere.


We thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that the things, which were hid  from the wise and prudent are revealed unto us babes, even so, Father, because it seemed good in Thine eyes: That our eyes see, and our ears hear that which mant prophets and  kings desired to see, desired to hear and might not, that life and immortality are brought to light by the gospel.


And now, O that we may be in the  Spirit on the Lord’s Day! that we may call the Sabbath a delight, and may honour the Son of man, who is the Lord also of the Sabbath-day, not doing our own ways, or finding our own pleasure, or speaking our own words.”


Matthew Henry, A Method for Prayer.

Have a most blessed Lord’s Day, my dear friends.

You may want to read a Family Prayer for the Lord’s Day Evening here.

Churches are For Worshiping God

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It was here, Edinburgh, Scotland, where my heart broke in pieces to see this; a church turned into a cafe and arts center.

I walked in. My heart broke in pieces, I could not contain the tears, the fear, the anger, the sadness. It  seemed as if I was walking in one of those futurist novels, like those written by Bradbury or Orwell, yet it was real.

We are living, no doubt, in the Postmodern era.  This Reformed church like many others in the area (as we learned later), had not enough members any more, so there was not enough money  to maintain the beautiful building, and it had to be sold. The modern architects are turning them into cafes and very expensive apartments which young people find fascinating.

My heart cries and I pray for the members of the true Church of Christ, may His grace abound over us as we worship God together every Sunday.

May our bodies which are temples of the Holy Spirit, be holy and not defiled with sinful habits that corrupt our lives. May we not “sell” our bodies to the vanities of the world. May the Lord help us not to live with an outward appearance of a beautiful church building, but with a heart undefiled, that is not inclined to the idols of our world. Let us examine ourselves to see whether we are in the faith.

Let us glorify God in our body today, and worship God with our whole being. Let us rejoice with our brothers and sisters as we worship together today our God and Father.

Under His shadow,

Sunday’s Psalm – Psalm 19-

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The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
  Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
  There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
  Their voice goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for the sun,
which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
  Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
  the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
  the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
  More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can discern his errors?
Declare me innocent from hidden faults.
Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19 ESV
 

Daily on My Way to Heaven

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O Lord, that I may have 

eyes to to see what it really means 
to be on my way to Heaven
O Lord, that I may have
eyes to see that this
earth and all on it
will pass away.
O Lord, that I may have 
eyes to see that Heaven 
is where I should lay upon
treasures that will last.
O Lord, that I may have
eyes to see beyond
the clock and the calendar
and up to eternity.
O Lord, that I may long
for Heaven,
that I may diligently
pursue the things from above.
O Lord, that I may have
eyes to see what it really means
to be on my way to Heaven.

O Lord, that I may live
aiming at Heaven
longing for home,
eyes fixed on Jesus,
and only on Him.
Daily.
Daily On My Way to Heaven

A Prayer for Today

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The Lord’s Supper
God of all good,
I bless thee for the means of grace;
teach me to see in them thy loving purposes
and the joy and strength of my soul.

Thou hast prepared for me a feast;
and though I am unworthy to sit down as guest,
I wholly rest on the merits of Jesus,
and hide myself beneath his righteousness;
When I hear his tender invitation
and see His wondrous grace,
I cannot hesitate, but must come to Thee in love.

By Thy Spirit enliven my faith rightly to discern
and spiritually to apprehend the Saviour.

While I gaze upon the emblems of my Saviour’s death,
may I ponder why He died, and hear him say,
“I gave my life to purchase yours,
presented myself as offering to expiate your sin,
shed my blood to blot out your guilt,
opened my side to make you clean, 
endured your curses to set you free,
bore your condemnation to satisfy divine justice”

O may I rightly grasp the breadth and length of this design,
draw near, obey, extend the hand, take the bread,
receive the cup, eat and drink,
testify before all men that I do for myself,
gladly, in faith, reverence and love, receive my Lord,
to be my life, strength, nourishment, joy, delight.

In the supper I remember his eternal love, boundless grace,
infinite compassion, agony, cross, redemption,,
and receive assurance of pardon, adoption, life, glory.

As outward elements nourish my body,
so may thy indwelling Spirit invigorate my soul,
until that day when I hunger and thirst no more,
and sit with Jesus at His heavenly feast.

The Valley Of Vision

Have a most blessed Lord’s Day!

Remember the Sick in Prayer

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Today I am breathing, are you?

Take a deep breath, can you feel the air filling your lungs?

Can you take a deep breath after the summer showers and walk over the damp green grass?

Can you fill your lungs with air to sing praises to our God?

My friend cannot.

Jo, (The Reformed Traveler),  is dealing with Pulmonary Hypertension. She cannot laugh out loud, but she smiles a lot, she cannot sing, but her heart is full of praises to our God. She trusts a Sovereign God, and she says so:

“the road of PH lays in pleasant places…”

May I ask you to pray for her, to bring her before the throne of grace today?

We can certainly not visit her, but we can certainly pray for her.