Hiding In The God Who Does Not Hide

Holy Father,

You are the God who acts and who reveals and who has spoken. You are hidden to all but those with eyes of faith. O Lord, give us eyes to see and ears to hear.

We assemble before you to hear your Word. Give us minds to understand your Word and hearts to obey it. May the meditations of our hearts in response to your Word be acceptable in your sight. Placard before us the mighty Christ, our Captain and our Conqueror, as the Scriptures are read and preached.

Hide the one preaching this morning behind the cross, that his sins will not be a stumbling block. Make him instead a thundering voice of your truth for your glory and power, mighty to save and full of tender mercies. Pour out your Holy Spirit on him, and give him weighty words, lofty thoughts, and heart-searching applications.

And as we draw near to worship through the ordinance of communion, may we partake worthily, discerning the body and blood of our Lord, which was spilled out for us. Magnify Him and His grace before us and then in us. Be glorified in this congregation.

In the holy name of Christ I pray. Amen.