Today, as part of my prayer time, I used ‘The Valley of Vision’, a wonderful book of reformed prayers. In it I read and prayed these words: “Thou art all my good in times peace, my only support in days of trouble, my one sufficiency when life shall end. Help me to see how good thy will is in all, and even when it … Continue reading God’s good and perfect will
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been using the Valley of Vision (a collection of puritan prayers and devotion) in my morning prayer times. Although some of the wording is slightly antiquated, it has really helped me to deepen my prayer life. Here is just a short extract from the opening prayer that sums up why this book is called ‘The Valley of Vision’: … Continue reading Valley of Vision
For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; – Phil 3:20 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. – 1 Peter 2:11 Today as opened my increasingly dogeared copy of ‘The Valley of Vision’, I read these prayerful words: Lord … Continue reading Pilgrims
The following is a wonderful prayer from The Valley of Vision. It reminds me of my daily need of Jesus (and only him). Lord Jesus, I am blind, be thou my light, ignorant, be thou my wisdom, self-willed, be thou my mind. Open my ear to grasp quickly they Spirit’s voice, and delightfully run after his beckoning hand; Melt my conscience that no hardness … Continue reading Be thou my light
In these opening words from a prayer found in The Valley of Vision, we read the heart longings of someone who recognises his need for constant change: “Plough deep in me, great Lord, heavenly husbandman, that my being may be a tilled field, the roots of grace spreading far and wide, until thou alone art seen in me, thy beauty golden like summer harvest, they … Continue reading A prayer for change
Prayer is something you learn or grow in (see Luke 11:1). Over the last few years, I’ve been using the ‘The Valley of Vision’ (a collection of puritan prayers and devotions) to help me grow in my praying. One of the lessons that I’ve been learning about prayer, is the more we immerse ourselves in the great drama of scripture, the more our prayers will … Continue reading Prayer immerses you in the great drama of Scripture
The following is part of a prayer in ‘The Valley of Vision’ (a collection of Puritan prayers and devotions) titled ‘Sincerity’. It is a beautiful prayer to start the day with. “May nothing render me forgetful of they glory, or turn me aside from they commands, or shake my confidence in they promises, or offend they children. Let not my temporal occupations injure my … Continue reading A prayer for today: Let me abide in thee
The following is from ‘The Valley Of Vision’ a collection of puritan prayers. Continue reading Keep me walking
The following are some words from a beautiful prayer in The Valley of Vision (a collection of puritan prayers & devotions): “Nothing exceeds they power, Nothing is too great for thee to do, Nothing too good for thee to give. Infinite is thy might, boundless thy love, limitless they grace, glorious thy saving name. Let angels sing for sinners repenting, prodigals restored, backsliders reclaimed, … Continue reading The Great God
The following is from ‘The Valley of Vision’ a collection of puritan prayers. It is a beautiful and sobering reminder of the work of Christ on the cross: Christ was all anguish that I might be all joy, cast off that I might be brought in, trodden down as an enemy that I might be welcomed as a friend, surrendered to hell’s worst that I … Continue reading Christ was all…
