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Good Evening, Lord!
Words of Comfort
[God] has
said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Heb. 13:5 ESV)
Prayer of Confession
Lord Jesus,
think on me
And purge
away my sin;
From worldly
passion set me free
And make me
pure within.
Lord Jesus,
think on me
By anxious
thoughts oppressed;
Let me Your
loving servant be
And taste
Your promised rest.
Lord Jesus,
think on me
Amid the
battle’s strife;
In all my
pain and misery,
O be my health
and life!
Lord Jesus,
think on me,
Nor let me
go astray;
Through
darkness and perplexity
Point out
Your chosen way.
Lord Jesus,
think on me
That, when
this life is past,
I may
the’ternal brightness see
And share
Your joy at last. Amen.[1]
Catechism Reflections
The Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed
Sanctification
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian
church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
What does
this mean? I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in
Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the
Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true
faith.
In the same
way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on
earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.
In this
Christian church He daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all
believers.
On the Last
Day He will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all
believers in Christ.
This is
most certainly true.
Questions for Meditation
What does
this reading teach you?
What does
this reading lead you to be thankful for?
What
behavior, thought, or attitude does this reading challenge? What sin does it
lead you to confess?
How might
you pray for God to have a richer impact on your life through this reading?
Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer
“But
deliver us from evil.”
Dear
Father, please rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and
reputation, and finally, when our last hour comes, give us a blessed end, and
graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to heaven, where will live
eternally with You, and with Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and
forever. Amen.
Verse of Benediction
Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell
in the house of the LORD forever. (Ps. 23:6 ESV)
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