The Daily Prayer: Psalm 87

The Morning Devotional: Psalm 87

Prayer: Our God in heaven, we give you thanks and praise your name for your wise and careful erecting of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is you who formed it, bought with the precious blood of your beloved Son. It is there that we find fellowship with others who have been redeemed from sin and misery. It is there that we hear of you and glorify your name. It is there that we receive the hope of the Gospel and the joy of our salvation. We pray that yu will watch over the bride of your Son. We pray for you to purify her and make her ready for him. We ask you to protect it from enemies within and without. We ask that you help us to speak kindly of the church, though we know that it is often bruised and battered. We ask that we would never be found maligning the church, but instead pleading with you for its well-being. We thank you for loving your people with a love that never started and will never end. We thank you for giving us this precious gift of the bride of Jesus Christ. We are especially thankful that it is not up to us to sustain it, for that is a work that you alone will do. Please help us, our God. We are your people and plead for your favor among all the things you have made. We ask and pray these things through Christ, the King and Head of the church. Amen.

Scripture Meditation: Psalm 87