Where Is Your Faith?

It is very surprising how fast things change in our lives these days.  It seems like time is speeding faster as we get older.  The more things that change the more things seem to be the same.  When we read through the Bible and the things that people went through and the way people acted never seems to change very much. 

There is still anger and sinfulness.  There is still hatred and liars.  There is still sickness and disease.  There are still groups of people that get looked down upon by another group.  We still have wars and rumors of wars on the horizon. 

Even with all of the change there is still a God and we ought to be thankful that He never changes.  He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  He is a God of love.  God loves you and I.  What a great thing to meditate on.  The Lord God showed us His love by sending Jesus into the world to save us sinners. 

The world can be a scary place for many.  There is much danger in many areas of our world today.  There is even a danger for those who have their faith and trust in Jesus Christ.  There are many nations where it is a death sentence to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.  There are still people in our world today who are being persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ.

We must pray for persecuted Christians all around the world.  There could be a time when it is you or I that may be persecuted for our faith in Christ Jesus.  It is very important to continue to walk by faith in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  We must cling to Him during times of hardship and persecution.  We must stand firm on the truth of who He is.

It is important to know where our faith stands.  Everyone uses the word faith these days, but it is important where that faith is placed.  A person may be bold and say, "I have faith!"  We would be wise to ask them, "In who? or what?"

Our faith needs to be anchored to something and not just anything will do.  Whatever we anchor our faith to must be immovable.  I like what the Apostle John has to say in 1 John 5:1-5 which says,

"1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.

References for 1 John 5:1

• Cross References

• 1 5:1 - S John 3:15
• 2 5:1 - 1 John 2:22 ; 1 John 4:2,15
• 3 5:1 - S John 1:13 ; S 1 John 2:23
• 4 5:1 - John 8:42

2 This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.

References for 1 John 5:2

• Cross References

• 5 5:2 - S 1 John 2:3
• 6 5:2 - 1 John 3:14

3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,

References for 1 John 5:3

• Cross References

• 7 5:3 - S John 14:15 ; 2 John 6
• 8 5:3 - Matthew 11:30 ; Matthew 23:4

4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

References for 1 John 5:4

• Cross References

• 9 5:4 - S John 1:13
• 10 5:4 - S John 16:33

5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God."

We know that our faith is solid when we come to know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  Jesus is the only one who lived a perfect sinless life and He is the only one to die for our sins.  Jesus is the only one to rise from the dead and by doing so He showed us that He is indeed God.  Jesus conquered death.

He is our anchor.  He is our solid rock on which our faith holds fast.  Everyone who puts their faith in Jesus Christ has become a child of the Most High God.  It is not down by anything we do or have done, but it is a work that is done by God Himself.  We can not take any credit and we can not boast.  We just need to come to God by placing our faith and trust in the finished work that Jesus Christ accomplished for each of us on the Cross.

If we are believers in Jesus Christ then we have overcome the world.  The only the person who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God overcomes the world.  There is only One true Living God and that is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.   He is the God that is revealed to us in the Holy Bible. 

There is only One Name under Heaven which people must be saved by and that is Jesus Christ.  My hope and prayer is that everyone will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.  The world needs Jesus.  We need Jesus.  Without Jesus there is no hope, but with Jesus there is hope eternal.

Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God.  Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.  He is my Rock and my Anchor.  He is my Strong Tower to whom I run to.

Lord,

Thank You for the Truth of Your Word.

Thank You for the hope that is available to us through Jesus Christ.

Help us to live for You each and everyday.

Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit for Your Glory.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

Keeping Our Faith In Jesus

There so many things going on in the world today and many of those things do not seem to be pleasing to the majority of people.  There is a lot of darkness and hopelessness all around us.  There is definitely a wave of immorality going around everywhere we look.  It is almost like no one cares about decency any more. 

There is a lot of anger and despair.  There is growing frustration in the air.  There is displeasure of our Government leaders.  There is also an anti authority movement that seems to be afoot.  There is a major attitude problem in our world today and it is affecting everything so it seems.

The whole reason behind all of this unrest is that the world system has been trying to push God out of everything in society.  When a culture tries to distant itself from the Lord things will get pretty nasty really fast.  We can look back over human history since the beginning of Creation and see a pattern.

When people harden their hearts and fail to listen to the True Living God,  that is the Lord of all Creation,  then there will be no rest for those people.  It all stems from unbelief.

When the Israelites were led out of Egypt by the Lord and His servant Moses it didn't take very long for the Israelites hearts to become hardened.  They started complaining and moaning and groaning.  They saw great things that the Lord had done, but their hearts still became hard because of unbelief.

We believers in Jesus Christ must be careful and guard our hearts against unbelief.  The Lord is still in control of things even when things seem bleak and getting worse.  All things are still possible with the Lord.  The Lord is still working out all things for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. 

The Lord hasn't forgotten us in our troubles and our trials.  Times are tough and they will get tougher until the Lord Jesus returns.  We need to continue to walk by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and not allow the flesh to direct our foot steps.

We need to walk in the Holy Spirit and pay no attention to the flesh.  We can not do that in our own strength or even in our own power.  It needs to be done in God's power and strength by His Spirit who indwells everyone who has put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ for Salvation.

God is an Awesome God and He loves us with a deep everlasting love.  He demonstrated His love toward us by sending us His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ,

We come to Jesus Christ by faith and we must to continue to walk with Him by faith as we run this course that we are on.  Sometimes things happen in our lives where our faith may shrink or start to waver.  We must not give up on the Lord because He has never given up on us.  God can still use us for His glory and honor.

Hebrews 3:7-11 says,

7 So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice,

References for Hebrews 3:7

• Cross References

• 14 3:7 - Acts 28:25 ; Hebrews 9:8 ; Hebrews 10:15

8 do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion, during the time of testing in the wilderness,

References for Hebrews 3:8

• Cross References

• 15 3:8 - ver 15; Hebrews 4:7

9 where your ancestors tested and tried me, though for forty years they saw what I did.

References for Hebrews 3:9

• Cross References

• 16 3:9 - Numbers 14:33 ; Deuteronomy 1:3 ; Acts 7:36

10 That is why I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known my ways.’

11 So I declared on oath in my anger, ‘They shall never enter my rest.’ ”

In order to enter into the rest of the Lord we must come to the Lord in faith.  There is only one way to be reconciled back to God and that is through Jesus Christ and trusting in His finished work on the Cross.  There is only one way to the Father and that is through Jesus.  Jesus said that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and no one comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6).

Jesus wants all people to come to Him and be saved,  but unfortunately not everyone will come to Him.  Many will harden their hearts against the things of God and those who trust and believe in Him.  When more and more people harden their hearts against the Lord the darker things will become.

When ever darkness grows things can become dangerous for those who shine the light of Christ in this world.  We as believers in Christ must not lose heart because things are growing darker.  We must continue to believe and trust our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  One day He will take us Home to be with Him if we have put our faith in Him for what He did for us on the Cross.  He shed His blood for our sins and whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Let us continue to believe in the Lord Jesus and continue to walk with Him and live for Him by loving others and each other. 

We must lift our heads high and keep our eyes upon Jesus.

Lord,

Thank You for Your love and goodness.

You are Holy and Just in Your Judgments.

We believe all things are possible with You O Lord.

Help us in our unbelief.

Lead us and guide our steps.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

The Lord Is Our Provider

Sometimes we go through life with blinders on.  We fail to see the suffering that is all around us until someone points it out to us.  Sometimes we like to pretend that things aren't as bad as they seem.  We need to open our eyes to the people who are suffering all around us.  They are in our communities, in our families, in our places of work, and even in the pew sitting next to you in church.

There is so much pain and there are many people in trouble.  There people who are wondering where there next meal will come from.  There are people who can't raise their kids because they are in jail.  There are kids who face uncertain futures because their parents are in trouble with the law. 

There are elderly people who are facing eviction from their homes because they can no longer afford to stay.  There is much suffering.  There are troubles all around.  We believers in Jesus Christ are sitting smack dab in the middle of a huge mission field.  The question remains, "What are we going to do about?"

We know that the Lord provides.  We know that all things are possible with God.  We know that there are people all around us that need to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ.  The answers to the problems that are all around us can be solved by the Lord our God and He in His divine knowledge can use us to accomplish great things for His Glory.

The Lord is our great provider.  He will provide the means and the resources if we are willing to step out of our comfort zones and onto the stormy seas of life.  It will not be by our power or might, but it will be in the Lord's power through His Holy Spirit who indwells everyone who has put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

We must take advantage of every opportunity that the Lord puts into our path.  The Lord has a task for us to accomplish.  I was at a local nursing home today and as I was leaving one of the residents stopped me in the hall wall and asked if I would pray for her right there and then.  I said of course I would and we prayed hard for her request.  I could feel the warmness of God's presence as we prayed and I know in my Spirit that the Lord will answer her pray in His timing and in His way according to His will.  He is an awesome God and He loves His children.

The Lord will provide all of our genuine needs. 

Lord,

Thank You for Your love.

Thank You for providing our needs.

We praise Your name.

We uplift all people who are facing troubles and hardships.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

Loving Jesus Christ

The Lord God loves us so very much that our minds and hearts have a heard time comprehending such unconditional love.  The only love we know for the most part is conditional love from other people.  If we do something that displeases someone they may not love us.  That is what we fear will happen anyway.  The love a parent has for a child come the closest to unconditional love.  The parent still loves his or her child no matter what happens in their lives.  The love that God showers upon us is unconditional. 

We can not earn God's love.  We can't lose God's love.  He will not love us more and He will never love us less.  That doesn't mean He will always be pleased by our actions and the choices we make.  That doesn't mean we will escape divine judgment. 

God demonstrated His great love for mankind by sending His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cruel rugged Cross.   Jesus Christ shed His blood on the Cross dying for our sins.  That is what true love looks like.  He loved us so much that He died in our place.  Jesus took the punishment on the Cross that you and I so rightly deserve.

There is none of us that is good enough in our own right to make it into Heaven.  We all have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory of God.  Jesus paid the ultimate price for our sins.  Everyone who humbles themselves and trust in Jesus Christ finished work on the Cross will be saved.  We obtain forgiveness of our sins and escape judgment by putting our faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.  We are saved by His precious blood.  There is only one way to be forgiven of our sins and have a home in Heaven and that is by believing in Jesus Christ and what He did for us on the Cross.

God rose Jesus from the dead on the third day and He is in Heaven at the right hand of God.   One day the Lord Jesus Christ will return to the earth at His second coming.  Those of us who have put our faith and trust in Him will be with Him for all eternity in Heaven. 

The Lord loves us so greatly and we see how much He loves us by looking at what Jesus did for us on the Cross.  The question we must ask ourselves is, "Do I love Jesus Christ?"

We who are believers will say, "Yes!  I do love Jesus!"

We would say that because hopefully we do because of all He has done for us.  We come humbly to Him because we know we can't save ourselves. 

When we love Jesus.  I mean when we really love Jesus we will love other people as well.  That is how it is supposed to be, isn't it?

I would hope that we who say we love Jesus would grow more and more in love with our Savior everyday.  Sometimes as time moves on our hearts may become weighed down with the things and stresses of life.  We may drift from our love of the Lord.  This sometimes happens.

It happened to the Church in Ephesus.  We can read of what the Lord had to say to them in Revelations 2:1-7,

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

References for Revelation 2:1

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 1 2:1 - S Acts 18:19
• 2 2:1 - Revelation 1:16
• 3 2:1 - Revelation 1:12,13

• f 2:1 - Or "messenger" ; also in verses 8, 12 and 18

2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.

References for Revelation 2:2

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• 4 2:2 - ver 19; Rev 3:1,8,15
• 5 2:2 - 1 John 4:1
• 6 2:2 - 2 Corinthians 11:13

3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary.

References for Revelation 2:3

• Cross References

• 7 2:3 - S John 15:21

4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

References for Revelation 2:4

• Cross References

• 8 2:4 - Jeremiah 2:2 ; Matthew 24:12

5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

References for Revelation 2:5

• Cross References

• 9 2:5 - ver 16,22; Revelation 3:3,19
• 10 2:5 - Revelation 1:20

6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

References for Revelation 2:6

• Cross References

• 11 2:6 - ver 15

7 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.

The Ephesian Christians had a lot going for them.  They had good deeds that they had been doing in their community.   Maybe they were having great suppers once a month and people we really pleased by receiving good meals. 

The Ephesians were working hard with various projects and the were showing great perseverance.

They couldn't tolerated the wicked things that were going on all around them.  They were even able to find some false apostles in their midst and they rooted them out.

They seemed to be doing so well, at least on paper.

Then Jesus tells them this, "Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first."

They had good works.  The Church was doing great things for the community,  but something had gone terribly wrong.  They had drifted from their first love.  Their love for Jesus Christ had cooled off and their love for each other had become cold like a January day in Northern Maine.

Is that the state of the Body of Christ in out day and age?  Have we drifted from our first love?

It is easy to think that the newest Church program will draw people into the Church and they may at least for a while.  Hiring some new person may help or it may not.

The thing that must take place in our lives as believers in Jesus Christ is that the love that we have for Him must be rekindled in our hearts before we can reach out to the world with message of the Gospel.

The world needs the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  People are literally going to Hell without it every hour of everyday.  Does that concern you even a little bit?

We believers of Jesus Christ have a mission and it is called the Great Commission. 

We need to reignite our love for the Lord Jesus Christ in our hearts and we need to stir up a love for one another and we need to come together and proclaim the Truth and Hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a dying and dark world that badly needs to hear it.

The Lord Jesus Christ loves you dear child of the Most High God.

Love Him back and love each other.

It is by our love for one other that world will know that we are His disciples.

Heavenly Father,

We are sorry for forsaking our love of the Lord Jesus Christ.

We sometimes drift and we confess that to You.

Forgive us our sins of commission and our sins of omission.

Thank You for forgiving us all of our sins through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

Rekindle our love for You Lord Jesus.

Stir up a love in our hearts for each other as well.

Pour out Your Spirit upon us.

Refresh our faith in You.

Lead us and guide us into all Truth.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

Trusting The Lord

We are living in very anxious times.  There are many things in life and in our world today that can cause us to fret and worry.  When we look at the news that is on the television or our tablets we can find something new that could lead us down the spiraling road of worry.  We should, as believers in Jesus Christ, be concerned about what is going on in our world today and we should be in prayer.

We must remember the best way to combat worry and fear is with prayer.  Getting alone with the Lord is a great place to start.  We must also be willing to listen to what He has to say to us during those quiet moments we spend with Him.  Far too often we end up doing all of the talking,  but listening is also very important.  We need to have our Bible's open and actually read the Word and allow the Lord to speak to us through it.

I am reminded of Psalm 37:1-7 which says,

1 Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;

References for Psalms 37:1

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 1 37:1 - Proverbs 3:31 ; Proverbs 23:17-18
• 2 37:1 - Psalms 73:3 ; Proverbs 24:19

• ¯ 37:1 - This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

References for Psalms 37:2

• Cross References

• 3 37:2 - S 2 Kings 19:26 ; Job 14:2 ; Psalms 102:4 ; Isaiah 40:7
• 4 37:2 - ver 38; Psalms 90:6 ; Psalms 92:7 ; James 1:10

3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

References for Psalms 37:3

• Cross References

• 5 37:3 - Deuteronomy 30:20
• 6 37:3 - Isaiah 40:11 ; Ezekiel 34:14 ; John 10:9

4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

References for Psalms 37:4

• Cross References

• 7 37:4 - S Job 27:10 ; Isaiah 58:14
• 8 37:4 - S Job 7:6 ; Psalms 21:2 ; Psalms 145:19 ; Matthew 6:33

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

References for Psalms 37:5

• Cross References

• 9 37:5 - Psalms 4:5 ; Psalms 55:22 ; Proverbs 16:3 ; 1 Peter 5:7

6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

References for Psalms 37:6

• Cross References

• 10 37:6 - Psalms 18:24 ; Psalms 103:17 ; Psalms 112:3 ; Micah 7:9
• 11 37:6 - S Job 11:17

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.       

It is very easy for us to find something to fret about.  We can fret about our leaders and the direction they seem to be going.  We can fret about our health and well being.  We can fret about the economy and even about our job security.  The list could go on and on.

We have a choice to make.  We can choice to fret and worry or we can trust in the Lord.  The Lord is bigger than anything that causes us to fret.  The Lord is more powerful than anything that could cause us to worry.  

We need to be still and wait patiently for the Lord to act on our behalf.  We need to keep praying and wait on Him.  He is still God and He knows exactly what He is doing and He will accomplish what He is doing in His timing.  

Let us trust the Lord and do good for Him.

Let us commit ourselves to the Lord.

Lord,

You are Holy and Just in Your judgments.

Forgive us when we sin against You and fail You.

Thank You Lord Jesus for dying for our sins on the Cross.

We praise Your name.

Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast Spirit within us (Psalm 51:10).

Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.

Help us not to worry and fret about things we can't control.

We trust in You O Lord for everything.

For You are our provider.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.

                             

Praising The Lord

Sometimes it so very easy for us to become so mechanical when it comes to worshipping the Lord Almighty God.  We can easy fall into a very deep Grand Canyon size rut in our worship if we are not careful.  We may get used to certain way of doing things in our Church services that end up becoming a routine.   When we come to Church on a Sunday morning we need to remember the reason why we are there.  I know it sounds simple,  but sometimes we tend to forget and just go through the motions and what the Lord wants. 

The Lord wants us to prepare our hearts and come to together with our fellow believers in Christ and worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.  We are come before the Majesty of Heaven with humbled hearts and we are to seek Him and praise Him for who He is and all that He has done.

Sometimes we get caught up in following the bulletin so systematically that we end up missing that wonderful sense of the Lord's presence moving amongst God's people.  The Lord is indeed present with us when we gather together as a congregation because we know where two or three are gathered the Lord will be in the midst of them. 

There are times when the Lord shows up in a special way during a worship service.  There is a gentleness and a warmness.  Unfortunately, many believers have never experienced these moments and those who have are almost afraid to tell anyone because of a fear of being looked down on.  We shouldn't feel that way because we are not supposed to be concerned about being people pleasers,  but we are to be pleasing to the Lord.  He wants us to worship Him and come into His presence with thanksgiving and praise.  We believers in Christ should not be ashamed to worship our Lord our God especially with other believers.

I remember hearing about a Pastor in a large Church in New York City.  He was at a conference at another Church in which he spoke God's Word to the people there and he led them in prayer.  During that time of prayer people just started praising the Lord and you could sense the Lord's sweet presence in the room.  People were enjoying worshiping in the Holy Spirit. 

The Pastor said during that time of stillness and quietness someone part of the staff grabbed the microphone and told everyone to get back in their seats because they were on tight schedule and there were more things to be done before the service was over.  The Pastor said that you could feel the atmosphere of the room change in an instant.  The sweet quietness of the Lord's presence just vanished after that person made the announcement to get back to following the bulletin.

We all are busy in this day and age.  We are all used to schedules and there is nothing wrong with bulletins and schedules, but we must ask ourselves an important question, "Are we quenching the Holy Spirit's movement in our worship service?"

Psalm 150 says,

"1 Praise the LORD.  Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

References for Psalms 150:1

• Cross References
• Footnotes

• 1 150:1 - S Psalms 112:1
• 2 150:1 - Psalms 68:24-26 ; Psalms 73:17 ; Psalms 102:19
• 3 150:1 - S Psalms 148:1 ; Psalms 19:1

• Ɣ 150:1 - Hebrew "Hallelu Yah" ; also in verse 6

2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

References for Psalms 150:2

• Cross References

• 4 150:2 - S Deuteronomy 3:24
• 5 150:2 - S Exodus 15:7 ; Psalms 145:5-6

3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

References for Psalms 150:3

• Cross References

• 6 150:3 - S Numbers 10:2
• 7 150:3 - S Psalms 57:8 ; Psalms 149:3

4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe,

References for Psalms 150:4

• Cross References

• 8 150:4 - S Exodus 15:20
• 9 150:4 - S Psalms 45:8 ; Isaiah 38:20
• 10 150:4 - S Genesis 4:21

5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.

References for Psalms 150:5

• Cross References

• 11 150:5 - S 2 Samuel 6:5 ; 1 Chronicles 13:8 ; 1 Chronicles 15:16

6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD."

We ought to have our hearts prepared to worship the Lord when we come to Church on Sunday morning,  but we should also worship and praise Him in our homes as well.  We should also praise Him during our busy days at work.  What a witness we would be to a dying world if we allowed His Spirit to flow through us for His honor and praise. 

The Lord has done so much for us and He cares for us.  He demonstrated His great love for us by sending Jesus to die on a Cross for our sins and He raised Jesus from the dead to show us that He is indeed God and there is no other.

Isn't the Lord worthy of our worship and our praise?

Let us continue to gather together with other believers in Jesus Christ and praise Him and allow His Spirit to flow and control our Sunday morning worship time for His Glory, Honor, and Praise.

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Help us to prepare our hearts to worship You in Spirit and in Truth.

We come to You with grateful hearts.

We are thankful for all You have done for us.

We honor You with our lips and our worship.

We lift holy hands toward Heaven to honor You.

We humble ourselves before You our God and King

We come boldly before Your throne of Grace.

Lead us and guide our steps.

Revive us O Lord.

May You pour out Your Spirit upon those who worship You in the Truth of who You are.

Touch everyone who has put their faith and trust in You Lord Jesus.

Come Quickly O Lord our God.

In the Name that is above every name we pray.

In Jesus name we pray,

Amen.