Written by: John Sernaque
Call to Worship
Psalm 103:20
103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
It would be well to consider that in all our work we have the co-operation and care of heavenly beings. Invisible armies of light and power attend the meek and lowly ones who believe and claim the promises of God. Cherubim and seraphim and angels that excel in strength—ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands—stand at His right hand, “all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.” Hebrews 1:14. {COL 176.3}
Angels are encamped all about us. They are unseen witnesses to all we do or say. By these angel messengers, a faithful record is kept of the words and deeds of the children of men. As ministering spirits, they are here to minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation. Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Believe and claim the promises of God, hearken unto the voice of God and keep your eyes on Jesus.
Our Father, which art in heaven,
We come before You in thanksgiving, praise, and prayer. We thank You for giving us this day and the privilege and opportunity to once again come into Your presence. We thank You for all Your wonderful promises. We believe and claim all these promises and blessings and thank You in advance for all the blessings You have in store for us. We pray for all Your people to obey your commandments and hearken unto Your voice to receive a blessing from on high. We pray You grant us wisdom and understanding to hear Your voice, fully receive and understand the message You have for us that we may follow You wherever You lead. We pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on everyone that hears Your voice, that we may receive Your character and forever be changed. You are the vine and we are the branches and pray that we may abide in You and You in us. We pray You keep a hedge of Your Holy angels round about us and all our families to keep us safe and protected from Satan, his demons, and all the people and devices that he uses. We confess and repent of all our sins and pray You forgive us of our sins, the known and the unknown, from the beginning until now, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We pray to be called Your servants, therein abide with You. We pray to be Your faithful stewards and coworkers in the plan of salvation. Let no man judge anything before the time until the Lord come as He that judge is the Lord. Let all our words and deeds be favorable and well pleasing in Your sight and may we honor and glorify Your name. We pray to be heirs of salvation and part of the Royal Family. We thank You for hearing and answering our prayers, in the name of Christ Jesus, we pray. Amen.
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