daily reading 38.5 (Ezra 7:27–28)
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Our opening prayer for this week:
O Lord, you have in your pure grace
Made shine on us a Father’s face:
Arise, your holy name make known;
Take up your power and reign alone;
On earth, in us, let your pure will
Be done as angels do it still.
O King and Father, kind and dread,
Give us this day our daily bread;
Forgive us, who have learned to bless
Our enemies, all trespasses;
Spare us temptation; let us be
From Satan set forever free.
Yours is the kingdom; unto you
We bow the knee in homage true.
And yours the pow’r; no power is there
That stands against you anywhere.
The glory yours; by every tongue
Your praise shall be forever sung! Amen.
Ezra 7:27–28
- Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put it into the king's mind to glorify the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, 28 and who has shown favor to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officers.
- So I took courage because I was strengthened by the hand of the LORD my God, and I gathered Israelite leaders to return with me.
Helpful notes on Ezra 7:27–28
For yourself pray:
- That for Jesus' sake, you take courage
For others pray:
- That God puts in the mind of the ruler of your country ideas that will benefit believers in Jesus
A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:
- Psalm 115 (YouTube, duet)
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