Written by: John Sernaque
Call to Worship
Psalms 34:7
34:7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
So, in all ages, angels have been near to Christ’s faithful followers. The vast confederacy of evil is arrayed against all who would overcome; but Christ would have us look to the things which are not seen, to the armies of heaven encamped about all who love God, to deliver them. From what dangers, seen and unseen, we have been preserved through the interposition of the angels, we shall never know, until in the light of eternity we see the providences of God. Then we shall know that the whole family of heaven was interested in the family here below, and that messengers from the throne of God attended our steps from day to day. {DA 240.3}
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. Just as in this account with Elisha, we must open our eyes and see that we are not alone. Satan comes at us every day, so we must open our eyes and see that we have God’s angels all around us, for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. We must believe and trust in God, and He will deliver us. So, when we get to heaven, we will know the messengers from the Throne of God that attended our steps each and every day.
Our Father, which art in heaven,
We come to the foot of Your throne in thanksgiving, praise, and prayer. We thank You for always having Your heavenly angels round about us, keeping us safe and protected from Satan and his demons and all the people and devices that he uses. We pray that You open our eyes that we may see Your heavenly creation all around us. We pray for continued strength and power from on High and Your Word to live by that we may know that You are with us. Help us to overcome our fears and our unbelief, increase our faith as Elisha’s. You have told us and promised that if You are with us, who can be against us. Help us all to realize that we cannot serve two masters, for we will love the one and hate the other. We surrender our all to You and no one else. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. We pray for Your blessing in our daily prayers that draw us closer to You and strengthens our relationship. We pray everything we say and do, all that our hands touch and eyes see, honors and glorifies Your name. May it all be favorable and well pleasing in Your sight. We pray You speak to us continually; may we hear Your voice, receive and understand the message You have for us to follow Thee wherever You lead. We are sorry and humbly repent of all our sins and pray that in Your goodness, kindness and mercy and by Your grace that You forgive us of all our sins, the known and the unknown and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We thank You for all that You do for us, everything that You have done for us, and everything that You will do for us, and we thank You in advance for all the blessings You have in store for us. We thank You for hearing and answering our prayers, in the name of Christ Jesus, we pray. Amen
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