I pray Thee, by Thy Name through which Thou didst call all mankind unto the horizon of Thy majesty and glory, and didst guide Thy servants to the court of Thy grace and favors, to number me with such as have rid themselves from everything except Thyself, and have set themselves towards Thee, and have not been kept back by such misfortunes as were decreed by Thee, from turning in the direction of Thy gifts. Illumine my inner being, O my Lord, with the splendors of the Dayspring of Thy Revelation, even as Thou didst illumine my outer being with the morning light of Thy favor. Unite and bind together the hearts, join in accord all the souls, and exhilarate the spirits through the signs of Thy sanctity and oneness. Thou art He Who watereth the hearts of all that have recognized Thee from Thy plenteous stream and the fountain of Thy living waters. By Thy glory and majesty, I have failed to befittingly recognize Thee and to worship Thee, while Thou dost make Thyself known unto me and callest me to remembrance as beseemeth Thy station. ESV Text Edition: 2016. Ordain for us such good as Thine all-embracing knowledge can measure. Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names the sick are healed and the ailing are restored, and the thirsty are given drink, and the sore-vexed are tranquilized, and the wayward are guided, and the abased are exalted, and the poor are enriched, and the ignorant are enlightened, and the gloomy are illumined, and the sorrowful are cheered, and the chilled are warmed, and the downtrodden are raised up. O God Omnipotent, do Thou shield us and be our refuge and, O Lord of Being, show forth Thy might and Thy dominion. Read full chapter Colossians 2 Colossians 4 English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all mercies! O Lord! Whenever you see LORD in caps that specifies that he is speaking about Yehovah (Yahweh), the self-existent eternal God. ML Excellence Devotional and Books 2023, The Mentality of an Excellent Leader Podcast. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! O my God! These are Thy feeble servants; they are Thy loyal bondsmen and Thy handmaidens, who have bowed themselves down before Thine exalted Utterance and humbled themselves at Thy Threshold of light, and borne witness to Thy oneness through which the Sun hath been made to shine in midday splendor. Teach Into Their Weaknesses With Purpose, 7. Make me able, therefore, O my Lord, to behold, for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy pleasure, whatsoever Thou hast desired. Anything else is unacceptable! It is a title given to an owner of land or of slaves, to kings, or to rulers, and is applied to God as being the ruler or governor of the universe. Cause him to become a brilliant lamp, shining out with the light of Thy wisdom in the midst of Thy people. At every turn he is looking down on you. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful, the Exalted, the Victorious. All existence is begotten by Thy bounty; deprive it not of the waters of Thy generosity, neither do Thou withhold it from the ocean of Thy mercy. When he gave us salvation, he gave us his very best. Remove the veil from mine eyes, O my Lord, that I may recognize what Thou hast desired for Thy creatures, and discover, in all the manifestations of Thy handiwork, the revelations of Thine almighty power. 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is . Thou seest whatsoever is of me, while no one else can do this save Thee. From everlasting Thou wert alone, with none to equal Thee, and wilt unto everlasting remain far above all thought and every description of Thee. I entreat Thee, O Lord of the Kingdom of eternity, by the shrill voice of the Pen of Glory, and by the Burning Fire which calleth aloud from the verdant Tree, and by the Ark which Thou hast specially chosen for the people of Bah, to grant that I may remain steadfast in my love for Thee, be well pleased with whatsoever Thou hast prescribed for me in Thy Book and may stand firm in Thy service and in the service of Thy loved ones. O God, my God! Make me ready, in all circumstances, O my Lord, to serve Thee and to set myself towards the adored sanctuary of Thy Revelation and of Thy Beauty. Say: God sufficeth unto me; He is the One Who holdeth in His grasp the kingdom of all things. Specialize them for Thy favor and Thy truth. There was an old Chic tract about a soldier called Holy Joe. Chic tracts are usually heretical and theologically deviant. O Thou forgiving Lord! There is none to be worshiped but Thee, there is none to be desired except Thee, there is none to be adored besides Thee and there is naught to be loved save Thy good-pleasure. Illumine the eyes, gladden the hearts with abiding joy. I have laid hold on the handle of Thy grace, and clung to the cord of Thy tender mercy. Our mission at Legacy Church in Hutto, Texas is taken from Matthew 22:36-40 where Jesus gives us the two greatest instructions. Glory be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest me, O my God, with my face turned towards Thee, and my hands clinging to the cord of Thy grace. So being excellent before Him would mean being perfect like Him. These souls have hearkened to the summons of the Kingdom, and have gazed upon the glory of the Sun of Truth. The beloved of the Lord, with their musk-scented breath, burn like bright candles in every clime, and the friends of the All-Merciful, even as unfolding flowers, can be found in all regions. Indeed His grace encompasseth all, and He is the All-Knowing. Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Be Thou my sufficing helper against the mischief of whosoever may desire to inflict sorrow upon me or wish me ill. Verily, Thou art the Lord of all created things. He verily showeth His special mercy to whomsoever He will.2. Thou art He Who from everlasting hath succored whosoever hath sought Thee, and bountifully favored him who hath asked Thee. Help them, then, to partake of its fruits, to incline their ears to the rustling of its leaves, and to the sweetness of the voice of the Bird that chanteth upon its branches. I beseech Thee by that Word through which Thou hast subdued all things visible and invisible to assist me and to assist Thy chosen ones to accomplish that which shall exalt Thy Cause amidst Thy servants and throughout Thy regions. I am the one, O my Lord, who hath forgotten all else but Thee, and turned towards the Dayspring of Thy grace, who hath forsaken all save Thyself in the hope of drawing nigh unto Thy court. Grant, O my God, that I may not be reckoned among those whose ears are deaf, whose eyes are blind, whose tongues are speechless and whose hearts have failed to comprehend. O Thou kind Father, God! Deprive me not, I implore Thee, of the breezes of Thy tender mercy, and withhold not from me what Thou didst ordain for the chosen among Thy servants. Verily, Thou art merciful and, verily, Thou art the Most Generous, Whose help is sought by all men. O Lord! O God! And His light is always excellent. New Living Translation Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. Verily, Thou art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Thou art, verily, his Lord and the Lord of all worlds. Something we talk about a lot on FOI is. I have known Thee, O my God, by reason of Thy making Thyself known unto me, for hadst Thou not revealed Thyself unto me, I would not have known Thee. O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of the heavens! Purge out, then, from them, O my God, all doubts and idle fancies, and sanctify them from whatsoever becometh not their kinship with Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of names, and the Source of utterance. Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the Maker of nations, and the Fashioner of every moldering bone! Grant me then Thy sufficing help so as to make me independent of all things, O Thou Who art unsurpassed in Thy mercy! Genesis says mens thoughts are wicked all the time. Grant Thou, O Lord, that their hearts may, through allegiance to this, Thine inviolable Faith, grow stronger than anything else in the heavens and on earth and in whatsoever is between them; and strengthen, O Lord, their hands with the tokens of Thy wondrous power that they may manifest Thy power before the gaze of all mankind. Thou seest, O Lord my God, the tears of Thy favored ones, shed because of their separation from Thee, and the fears of Thy devoted ones in their remoteness from Thy Holy Court. For instance, Jesus gave a number of examples in the Sermon on the Mount about conforming to Gods Law. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. There is no new theology. Number me, O my God, with those who are privileged to fix their gaze upon Thy Beauty and who take such delight therein that they would not exchange a single moment thereof with the sovereignty of the kingdom of heavens and earth or with the entire realm of creation. These are servants attracted in Thy days by the fragrances of Thy holiness, enkindled with the flame burning in Thy holy tree, responding to Thy voice, uttering Thy praise, awakened by Thy breeze, stirred by Thy sweet savors, beholding Thy signs, understanding Thy verses, hearkening to Thy words, believing Thy Revelation and assured of Thy loving-kindness. Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear (Ephesians 4:29). I have no occupation save mention of Thee and no aspiration save serving Thee. I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name to draw forth the hand of power from the bosom of Thy might and to assist therewith all them that love Thee. Thomas Doolittle (1630-1707), Utter Insanity - by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, What Can the Puritans Teach Us Today? It is undisputed, however, that the influence of Thine attraction hath everlastingly been inherent in the realities of Thy handiwork, although that which beseemeth the hallowed court of Thy providence is exalted beyond the attainment of the entire creation. Do Thou graciously aid me to do what will shed forth the fragrance of Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou art the Confirmer, the Assister, the Powerful, the Generous, the Loving. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable . O my God and my Master! Thou seest how I have set myself towards the door of Thy mercy, and turned my face in the direction of Thy loving-kindness. This is easily proven from the Bible from beginning to end. I implore Thee by Thy Name, through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy guidance, and didst shed the radiance of Thy loving-kindness, and didst reveal the sovereignty of Thy Lordship; through which the lamp of Thy names hath appeared within the niche of Thine attributes, and He Who is the Tabernacle of Thy unity and the Manifestation of detachment hath shone forth; through which the ways of Thy guidance were made known, and the paths of Thy good pleasure were marked out; through which the foundations of error have been made to tremble, and the signs of wickedness have been abolished; through which the fountains of wisdom have burst forth, and the heavenly table hath been sent down; through which Thou didst preserve Thy servants and didst vouchsafe Thy healing; through which Thou didst show forth Thy tender mercies unto Thy servants and revealedst Thy forgiveness amidst Thy creaturesI implore Thee to keep safe him who hath held fast and returned unto Thee, and clung to Thy mercy, and seized the hem of Thy loving providence. Make this assemblage radiant. God desires to guide us and equip us with His Spirit to minister to all in our spheres wherever He places us and with whomever. Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Self-Subsisting, the Bestower, the Compassionate, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful. Unloose his tongue to make mention of Thee and gladden his heart to celebrate Thy praise. Men are inherently wicked and hate Gods Law. O my Lord! Required fields are marked *. We are but the embodiments of poverty, of nothingness, of helplessness and of perdition, while Thy whole Being betokeneth wealth, independence, glory, majesty and boundless grace. I have not created spirits and men, but that they should worship me.4 Wherefore, wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two birds of the nest of Thy love, and make them the means of attracting perpetual grace; that from the union of these two seas of love a wave of tenderness may surge and cast the pearls of pure and goodly issue on the shore of life. Thou art, truly, the Lord and King of all men, and art potent over all things. We were created for work. I am he, O my God, whose only wish is what Thou hast determined by the power of Thy might. Blessed is he who, in his sore longing after Thee, hath cast away all else except Thyself. My Lord! Do Everything As Unto The Lord: Whatever you do, work heartily (5 Bible Verses) By: Akatakpo Dunn Last updated: March 3, 2022 0 Comments Edification One inspiring bible verse that encourages us to do more in God's service is Colossians 3: 23. Only through the work of Jesus Christ and his atonement for sin, are men able to receive grace. Do thou testify unto that which God hath testified of His own Self, that there is none other God besides Him, the Almighty, the Best-Beloved. Be just and honest in all your dealings with money. We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy holy Door. Indeed Thou art well aware that under all conditions I would cherish the remembrance of Thee far more than the ownership of all that is in the heavens and on the earth. Should the breath of the Holy Spirit confirm the weakest of creatures, he would attain all to which he aspireth and would possess anything he desireth. Thou didst wish to make Thyself known unto men; therefore, Thou didst, through a word of Thy mouth, bring creation into being and fashion the universe. Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit" yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. 22 Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Wholly unto Thee do I turn, fervently imploring Thee with all my heart, my mind and my tongue, to shield me from all that runs counter to Thy will in this, the cycle of Thy divine unity, and to cleanse me of all defilement that will hinder me from seeking, stainless and unsullied, the shade of the tree of Thy grace. Dr. Samuel Davies (1723-1761), The Covenant of Redemption Between the Father and the Redeemer - by John Flavel (16271691), The Cross in Revelation - by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, The Cross: A Call to the Fundamentals of Religion - by Bishop J.C. Ryle, The Devil's Advertising - by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, The Divine Trinity - by Dr. Herman Bavinck, The Doctrine of Continuous Creation - by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon, The Doctrine of Endless Punishment - by Dr. William G.T. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! I call on Thee O Concealed One, O Triumphant One, O Bestowing One! Our weakness is grievous, but the evidences of Thine aid and assistance are clear. Accept us in Thy kingdom and illumine us with the light of guidance. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! Write down, moreover, for me, and for such as are dear to me, and for my kindred, man and woman alike, the good of this world and the world to come. The spreaders of the fragrances of God should recite this prayer every morning: O God, my God! Strengthen these fragile seedlings that each one may become a fruitful tree, verdant and flourishing. Every soul who travels through the cities, villages and hamlets of these States and is engaged in the diffusion of the fragrances of God, should peruse this commune every morning: O my God! The scripture says in Psalm 8:1 , O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! The meaning here is, that David the psalmist acknowledged Yehovah to be the rightful ruler, king, and master of everything. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! O Beloved of all hearts, Thou that alone canst still the pangs of yearning for Thee! Within the garden of Thine immortality, before Thy countenance, let me abide for ever, O Thou Who art merciful unto me, and upon the seat of Thy glory stablish me, O Thou Who art my Possessor! These children are pearls, cause them to be nurtured within the shell of Thy loving-kindness. Verily Thou art the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. Thou the Sufficing, Thou the Healing, Thou the Abiding, O Thou Abiding One! I beseech Thee by Thy Name, through which Thou hast enabled them that have recognized Thee to soar to the sublimest heights of the knowledge of Thee and empowered such as devoutly worship Thee to ascend into the precincts of the court of Thy holy favors, to aid me to turn my face towards Thy face, to fix mine eyes upon Thee, and to speak of Thy glory. Give her to quaff, O my God, by Thy Name, the Manifest and the Hidden, of Thy choice sealed Wine that it may take her away from her own self, and make her to be entirely devoted to Thy remembrance, and wholly detached from any one beside Thee. Thou art the Almighty and the Loving and the Provider of all mankind. Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and toward all Thy signs I set my heart. Let the outpourings of Thy bounty and blessings descend upon homes whose inmates have embraced Thy Faith, as a token of Thy grace and as a mark of loving-kindness from Thy presence. And when He desired to manifest grace and beneficence to men, and to set the world in order, He revealed observances and created laws; among them He established the law of marriage, made it as a fortress for well-being and salvation, and enjoined it upon us in that which was sent down out of the heaven of sanctity in His Most Holy Book. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. A Psalm of David. Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of Thy love. Revealed to the Bahs of the Western States. Glory be to Thee, O my God! I implore Thee, O Thou Fashioner of the nations and the King of eternity, to guard Thy handmaidens within the tabernacle of Thy chastity, and to cancel such of their deeds as are unworthy of Thy days. O my Lord! Like Jesus stated in Matthew, we want to hear a Well-done, good and faithful servant!. However, Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. Blood is flowing, corpses bestrew the ground, and severed heads are fallen on the dust of the battlefield. I have no wish save to turn my steps, in my love for Thee, towards the mountains and the deserts to loudly proclaim the advent of Thy Kingdom, and to raise Thy call amidst all men. Thus every created thing beareth witness that it is debarred from the sanctuary of Thy presence by reason of the limitations imposed upon its inner reality. They are in bondage to sin; they are dead as a doornail spiritually and haters of God. Verily, He is the Potent, the All-Glorious. Praise be unto Thee, every evidence of bounty proceedeth from Thee and every token of grace emanateth from the treasuries of Thy decree. We must realize all the wonderful opportunities God presents us with each day. Have mercy, O Lord, on the feeble, make whole the sick, and quench the burning thirst. By Thy power that swayeth all things, visible and invisible! 10 strategies to help your kids work unto the Lord, 1. Thou, truly, art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate. O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up the Word, and to refute what is vain and false, to establish the truth, to spread the sacred verses abroad, reveal the splendors, and make the mornings light to dawn in the hearts of the righteous. Verily, Thou knowest all things, while we are but Thy servants, Thy thralls, Thy bondsmen and Thy poor ones. Suffer me to be detached from aught else save Thee, to hold fast to the hem of Thy bounty, to be wholly devoted to Thy Faith, to remain fast and firm in Thy love and to observe what Thou hast prescribed in Thy Book. O God! In following these simple exhortations from Peter and Paul, the excellence of Jesus Christ in our work can be a true reality. O seeker of Truth! O Thou kind Lord! 3. Thou art He Who banisheth every sorrow and setteth free every slave, the Redeemer of every soul. Verily, Thou art the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Thou hast watered it from the wellspring of everlasting life which streameth forth from the gardens of Thy oneness and Thou hast caused the clouds of Thy tender mercy to shower Thy favors upon it. Send down upon them, O my Lord, what will cause them to be busied with each others concerns. Cast me not as one disappointed out of Thy door, O my God, and withhold not from me Thy grace, for Thee alone do I seek. O Lord! O Lord! I testify that by Thy Name the heaven of understanding hath been adorned, and the ocean of utterance hath surged, and the dispensations of Thy providence have been promulgated unto the followers of all religions. We are sick; Thou art the Physician. What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? Lord! O God, my God! Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 4:17). So, our mission is clearLove God first, and Love People with the love we receive from God. Verily, I swear by Thy glory that I yearn for naught besides Thyself, nor do I desire anything except Thy mercy, nor am I apprehensive of aught save Thy justice. Are we not the saints that are in the earth? I entreat Thee by the sighing of Thy lovers and by the tears shed by them that long to behold Thee, not to withhold from me Thy tender mercies in Thy Day, nor to deprive me of the melodies of the Dove that extolleth Thy oneness before the light that shineth from Thy face. In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence. This Thy handmaid is calling upon Thee, trusting in Thee, turning her face unto Thee, imploring Thee to shed Thy heavenly bounties upon her, and to disclose unto her Thy spiritual mysteries, and to cast upon her the lights of Thy Godhead. No God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Let Thy breeze refresh them in order that they may be trained, grow and develop, and appear in the utmost beauty. I can utter no word, O my God, unless I be permitted by Thee, and can move in no direction until I obtain Thy sanction. May they come forth in Thy service and be connected with Thee by the bonds and ties of Thy love, longing for the lights of Thy favor.
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