The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Pure Praise: An Hour of Private Worship


I know of the acronym A-C-T-S; that is, it says adoration, confession, thanksgiving and supplication.  It is possible to pray this also for one hour.  I have found it is good to add it in the below routine.  I have divided it up in six steps.   It ranges to 10 minutes for each portion.  It is truly wonderful and awesome to praise the Lord.  I hope this helps you as you seek to worship the Lord. 

The first thing we need to have in our mouths is praise.  We ought to praise God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our praise by saying, “I praise You because of Your righteousness.”  (Psalm 7:17, “I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high”).
The second thing we need to have in our mouths is thanksgiving.  We ought to thank God for His character and attributes. .  We could start off our thanksgiving by saying, “I thank You because of Your goodness and mercy.”  (Psalm 95:2, “Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms”).
The third thing we need to have in our mouths is rejoicing.  We ought to rejoice to God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our rejoicing by saying, “I rejoice in and to You because of Christ alone.”  (Psalm 107:22, “And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing”).
The fourth thing we need to have in our mouths is delighting in God.  We ought to delight in the perfection of His character and attributes.   We could start off our delighting in God by saying, “I delight in You because of Your purity.”  (Job 22:26, “For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God”).  (Psalm 16:3, “But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight).
The fifth thing we need have in our mouths is love to God.  We ought to love God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our love to God by saying, “I love You because of Your loving-kindnesses.”  (Deuteronomy 30:6, “And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live”).
The sixth thing we need have in our mouths is worshiping God.  We ought to worship God for His character and attributes.  We could start off our worship of God by saying, “I worship You because of Your tender mercies.”  (Genesis 24:26, “And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD”).