Here is another wonderful pray from Baillie to begin a new week: “LORD of my life, whose commands I am eager to keep, whose fellowship I am eager to enjoy, and to whose service I am eager to be loyal, I kneel before you as you sent me out to serve you.
Read MoreAn evening prayer of John Baillie’s to finish the week:“O FATHER in heaven, who crafted my limbs to serve you and my soul to follow closely after you, with sorrow and repentance of heart I acknowledge before you the faults and failures of today. For too long I have tried your patience and too often I have betrayed your trust; yet you still want me to come to you with a humble heart, as I now do, imploring you to drown my sin in the sea of your infinite love.
Read MoreWe saw how the name, Joseph, sounds like two Hebrew words: “taken away” and “may he add”. We briefly reflected on Rachel’s gratitude to God for taking away her reproach. Now, let’s briefly reflect on her prayer that the LORD may add another son to her.
Read MoreThe name, Joseph, sounds like two Hebrew words: “taken away” and “may he add”. It was a perfect name to express her thoughts.
Read MoreThis short passage does not contain any prayer; Rachel’s prayer is just implied. But it says something about the way God answered her prayer. So, let’s reflect on what it has to say about prayer.
Read MoreHere is a morning prayer of John Baillie’s to start this week: “O God my Creator and Redeemer, I cannot go into this day unless you accompany me with your blessings. Do not let the vigor and freshness of the morning, or the glow of health, or the present success of my life deceive me into a false reliance upon my own strength. All these good gifts have come to me from you. They were yours to give and are yours to take away. They are not mine to keep; I am your steward, and only by continuing to depend on you, the Giver, can they be enjoyed with integrity.
Read MoreHere is an evening prayer of John Baillie’s to finish the week: “O LORD, you are from everlasting to everlasting; I turn my thoughts to you as the hours of darkness and of sleep begin. O Sun of my soul, I rejoice to know that all night I shall be under the watchful eye of the One who dwells in eternal light.
Read MoreThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” (Gen. 28:20-22)
Read MoreThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” (Gen. 28:20-22)
Read MoreThen Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear, 21 so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then the LORD shall be my God, 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house. And of all that you give me I will give a full tenth to you.” (Gen. 28:20-22)
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