Divine Promises

When I am in need of words in prayer that I cannot find myself, I often turn to a book my husband gave me several years ago, The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions. I don't know what it is about these simple yet profound prayers. Or maybe it's just that. They are simple yet seem to always express the depth of my heart. This one in particular called Divine Promises has been especially encouraging to me the past few months. I wanted to share it here in hopes that it would encourage you no matter where you are in your life during this season.

Glorious Jehovah, My Covenant God,

All thy promises in Christ Jesus are yea and amen, and all shall be fulfilled.
Thou hast spoken them, and they shall be done, commanded, and they shall come to pass.
Yet I have often doubted thee, have lived at times as if there were no God.
Lord, forgive me that death in life, when I have found something apart from thee, when I have been content with ephemeral things.
But through thy grace I have repented; thou has given me to read my pardon in the wounds of Jesus, and my soul doth trust in him, my God incarnate, the ground of my life, the spring of my hope.
Teach me to be resigned to your will, to delight in thy law, to have no will but thine, to believe that everything thou doest is for my good.
Help me to leave my concerns in thy hands, for thou has power over evil, and bringest from it an infinite progression of good, until thy purposes are fulfilled.
Bless me with Abraham's faith that staggers not at promises through unbelief.
May I not instruct thee in my troubles, but glorify thee in my trials; grant me a distinct advance in the divine life; may I reach a higher platform, leave the mists of doubt and fear in the valley, and climb to hill-tops of eternal security in Christ by simply believing he cannot lie, or turn from his purpose.
Give me the confidence I ought to have in him who is worthy to be praised, and who is blessed for evermore.


May this be our daily prayer,