Magnificent Prayer #141
Magnificent Prayer #141
We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God.
Joshua 24:18
We must wait on our God every day. Servants in the courts of princes have their weeks or months of waiting appointed them, and are obliged to attend only at certain times. But God’s servants must never be out of waiting; all the days of our appointed time, the time of our work and warfare here on earth, we must be waiting and not desire or expect to be discharged from this attendance, till we come to heaven, where we shall wait on God, as angels do, more nearly and constantly.
We must wait on God every day.
MATTHEW HENRY
Pray About It: A pray-er is, first of all, a servant. We wait on our God to speak and then we do His bidding. We are bond slaves, bought with a price. We are no longer our own. There is no time off for a Christian, nor do we seek a vacation. As possessors of eternal life, we are His forever.
Today, see your prayers as your service to God. Take on the lowliness of a servant. Acknowledge Him as your Lord.
Is there anyone who is a grateful servant? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord.
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
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