Lord’s Day Evening
MOST HOLY GOD,
May the close of an earthly sabbath remind me that the last of them will one day end. Animate me with joy that in heaven praise will never cease, that adoration will continue for ever, that no flesh will grow weary, no congregations disperse, no affections flag, no thoughts wander, no will droop, but all be adoring love.
Guard my mind from making ordinances my stay or trust, from hewing out broken cisterns, from resting on outward helps.
Wing me through earthly forms to thy immediate presence;
May my feeble prayers show me the emptiness and vanity of my sins;
Deepen in me the conviction that my most fervent prayers, and most lowly confessions, need to be repented of.
May my best services bring me nearer to the cross, and prompt me to cry, ‘None but Jesus!’
By thy Spirit give abiding life to the lessons of this day:
May the seed sown take deep root and yield a full harvest. Let all who see me take knowledge that I have been with thee that thou hast taught me my need as a sinner, hast revealed a finished salvation to me, hast enriched me with all spiritual blessings, hast chosen me to show forth Jesus to others, hast helped me to dispel the mists of unbelief.
O great Creator, mighty Protector, gracious Preserver, thou dost load me with loving kindnesses, and hast made me thy purchased possession, and redeemed me from all guilt;
I praise and bless thee for my sabbath rest, my calm conscience, my peace of heart.
This is an excerpt from the book Valley of Vision by Arthur Bennett
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