Father, God and Creator, I come to YOU with a very grateful heart. YOU are greater than anything of YOUR creation. YOU alone are worthy of worship, praise, and thanksgiving. YOU have made all things.
Were it not for YOUR creative work in all that is in and of the universe there would be absolutely nothing. In YOUR love and grace you made the material things exist for our benefit and YOUR glory. Thank YOU.
YOU created the sun, moon, stars, and planets. YOU even created the black holes, worm holes and anything there is in what we call space. YOU have made them for the beauty they add to the rest of all that is and that the human eye can see. Thank YOU for the sun which gives us light and heat by day and night; and also for the moon which reflects the light of the sun by night. YOU are awesome Creator. All is still in the power of YOUR hands.
YOU made the earth upon which mankind walks. YOU made the air which we breath, and it is breath that we might worship YOU. Thank YOU Father for the strength YOU give each day. Strength that we might arise from our beds. Strength that we might go to our work place to serve, be a witness, and bring glory to YOU for YOU and YOU alone are worthy.
Thank YOU for the family YOU gave me. The family I was born into, with the great parents YOU gave to me. They taught me of YOU, YOUR grace, love and mercy. Thank YOU for my Mom and Dad. Thank YOU for my brother and sisters. Thank YOU for my wife, Madge, and for my children; Charity, Monica, Timothy, Philip, and James. Thank YOU for their spouses; Paul, Sam, Sarah L., Sarah J., and Amber. I also thank YOU, Lord, for our grandchildren; Rachelle, Jonathan, Caitlyn, Naomi, Josiah, Rene’e, and Addyson; and for those we have not seen yet – who are with you, and the one’s yet to come into this world.
Father, I thank YOU, also, for calling me to YOURSELF in salvation, and for calling me to preach YOUR Word. I also, thank YOU for the church YOU have placed me in as their pastor. I really am blessed to be preaching and teaching in the pulpit of Carr Lane Baptist Church. Lord, I am also very grateful that YOU have put a love in my heart to know YOU better, and that love grows as my love for YOUR Word grows. Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Thank YOU that there is no other name like YOUR name.
My prayer for each day is that you will bless us all, increase our borders, put YOUR hand upon us, and keep us from evil. Thank YOU Lord for hearing our prayer. In Jesus name. AMEN.