Father, hear this my cry!

this post actually came from my own blog, but well:

We bow our hearts, we bend our knees
O Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
O Lord we cast down our idols!

I've blogged about this before, you've probably sang/heard this several times too, but it suddenly gripped me (again) how powerful, how absolutely powerful, this cry, this request is, and it left me just amazed, confounded, and awestruck; whatever had led Charlie Hall to write such words? It was then that the tremendous emotions and feelings that were behind the conception of these seemingly simple words came gushing out to me, and i couldnt help but just cry out, to cry out to my Father.

"Oh Lord my God, Almighty Ruler of heaven and earth! I bow my heart, I bow my knees! Father I declare, and I profess, to You, to the world, that this day, I turn my eyes from ALL evil things. Nothing even comes close to You Lord, and Your holiness; I see no point in chasing these evil things, these idols, and I cast them away right now!

Grant this the desire of my heart today Lord, the clean hands, the purest of hearts. One without deceit, contempt, nor hate. Without bitterness, jealousy, evil, or anything that falls short of Your glory Father. For it is my desire, our desire and innermost cry, O Lord, that OUR generation will be the generation that SEEKS YOUR FACE, oh God of Jacob! The generation that chases You with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our mights, and with all our strengths.

Help us Oh Lord, help us. And implant in us this burning, blazing desire to chase You, to know You more each day. and let that fire incinerate every speck of unholiness in the way.

No more empty words, no more empty worship, no more meaningless prayer!

Hear this Oh Lord my God, hear this my cry.

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And reveal it to us, Oh Lord, what exactly You want us to do this upcoming term. Let it be a term of bountiful harvests, for Your glory and honour alone.

May we draw men to You and not to ourselves. Now and always"

Amen