Monday, July 31, 2017

Through Him Alone!

Michael E. Wood

May 19, 2017

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. Psalm 25:1-5

Pleasing the Father is perhaps the greatest reward for obedience to His commands; made possible through the merit of Christ alone for the glory of God alone.

Oh, let my satisfaction be

To know that You are pleased.

To walk within Your faithful paths

As one who once was seized

From depths of sins dominion

By Your Righteous Holy Arm

Transported by Your Spirit

Where no devil can now harm.

The truth that though I may not be

All You before designed,

I am and shall forever have

A heart in which You shined

The light of glory in the face

Of Jesus Christ, my Lord

Who paid the price of which

No other ever could afford.

Through Him alone we’re qualified

As sons who once bore shame,

Forever to proclaim the praises

Of Your Holy Name!

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My Prayer for Michael

Lord, Whose power is infinite and wisdom infallible, order things that they may neither hinder, nor discourage him, nor prove obstacles to the progress of Thy cause.

Stand between him and all strife, that no evil befall, no sin corrupt his gifts, zeal, attainments. May he follow duty and not any foolish device of his own. Permit him not to labour at work which Thou wilt not bless, that he may serve thee without disgrace or debt.

Let him dwell in Thy most secret place under thy shadow, where is safe impenetrable protection from the arrow that flieth by day, the pestilence that walketh in darkness, the strife of tongues, the malice of ill-will, the hurt of unkind talk, the snares of company, the perils of youth, the temptations of middle life, the moumings of old age, the fear of death.

Cause him to be entirely dependent upon Thee for support, counsel, consolation. Uphold him by Thy free Spirit, and may he not think it enough to be preserved from falling, but may he always go forward, always abounding in the work Thou givest him to do.

Strengthen him by Thy Spirit in his inner man for every purpose of his Christian life.

Cause him to give all of his treasures to the shadow of the safety that is in Thee—his name anew in Christ, his body, soul, talents, character, his success, children, friends, work, his present, his future, his end. Take them, they are Thine, and he is thine, now and for ever.

Dianna