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The Divine Will

Posted by Scott Capp on

As we are setting aside a couple of days to seek the Lord's face together through prayer specifically for the issues that are at hand, I came across this in a book of Puritan prayers this morning... I thought it was a great representation of hearts that are seeking after Him...

The Divine Will

O Lord,

I hang on thee, I see, believe, live,

When thy will, not mine, is done;

I can plead of nothing in myself

in regard of any worthiness and grace,

in regard of thy providence and promises,

but only thy good pleasure.

If thy mercy makes me poor and vile, blessed be thou!

It is the meek and humble who are shown thy covenant,

know thy will, are pardoned and healed

who by faith depend and rest upon grace,

who are sanctified and quickened,

who evidence thy love.

Help me to pray in faith and so find thy will,

by leaning hard on thy rich free mercy,

by believing thou wilt give what thou has promised;

Strengthen me to pray with the conviction

that whatever I receive is thy gift,

so that I may pray until prayer be granted.

Lord, help me to cry out in prayer

as parched ground opens wider and wider until rain comes.

So shall I wait thy will, pray for it to be done,

and by thy grace become fully obedient.

Taken from "The Valley of Vision"

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