Lord, You be in charge of my life

Lord,
I thank You for making me belong to You
I thank You that You know what today and tomorrow hold for me
I pray that You'll use me today for Your glory
In a small or big way as it pleases You.

I pray that I'll yield myself for You to shine through me
So that someone will be blessed in someway.
Cleanse me Lord, from everything that
Hinder my fellowship with You
Fill me with Thy spirit today so that
You, not me, be in the control tower of my daily life.

(Billy Graham's model of prayer.)

Come to Our Rescue, Lord

Once again we are standing at the edge of the cliff, Lord
Waiting for You to come and rescue us.
It's the same old, same old cycle
Anxiety sets in, what if's? keep us awake at night
We pray, plead and await in faith
For we know no other way.

And, then You show up as always
Not surprisingly at the very last moment
When all around looks so bleak
And hope is almost threatening to pull away.
It's at that time, You choose to step in
Not anytime earlier or a day later
Maybe it's Your amusing way of parenting
Teaching us to trust You all the way.

I've yet to see a time You've failed to show up
No, never have You done that
For it's not Your style, nor Your character.
Delays-maybe. No's at times
But everytime, You've proven to be trusted
Our road back in the review mirror does tell us so.

So, here we are Lord, waiting for You to show up
Help us and lead us, for we seek no other help
Yours is the best and the very best for us
Heed to our heart cry and hear our sighs and pleas
Come to our aid, Sovereign Lord
Come to rescue us and bless us grow and prosper in our work.

Was it worth, my Lord?

King of kings, Lord of lords
Who left Your throne in heaven
And came down to save sinners like me.
You, the Son of God-the righteous One
You stood bound and silent, a  crown of thorns on head
Slapped, mocked and bleeding
Standing before Pilate-a mere governer of Rome.

If thou willed, an army of angels would have come to your rescue
Yet, You chose the hard way, the path of a painful Cross
And drank the cup of obedience to the will of Your Father.
The One who rides in a white horse, jewelled crown on Your head
And hailed by multitude of angels day and night in heaven
Rode on a donkey to the shouts of men to Jerusalem
And heard the mockering of many on Your way to Golgotha.

Why Lord? Why?
Why did You choose to suffer for us, the humankind
Was it worth that suffering for such undeserving
Who doubt and question You and Your words even today.
You showed the way of love and life
But we prefer to choose our own ways.
Churches are growing, Bibles are being read
Yet, are we living the way You want us to live?

Was it worth my Lord, was it worth the suffering
You endured to save a rebellious world like ours?

Descend Upon Me, Holy Spirit

Spirit of Sovereign God, descend on me
Cleanse me from pride and fear
Deliver me from doubt and self-righteousness
And save me from falling into any temptation.

Instill a steadfast spirit in me
Cast me not away from Your presence
Search me and see whether there's any
wrong intent and ugly thoughts in me

Create a clean heart within me, Merciful God
Make me love and honor You as long as I live
Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning
And make me go to sleep at night thanking You
for everything and every person You brought in contact that day.

Are You Grieving Lord ?

What's Your grievance today, my Lord?
What is it that's breaking Your heart?
Is it poverty that's seen globally
Or is it injustice and inequality
Or the complacency of today's culture?

Or is it us, the Christians
who have let you down so badly?
We, who have become so busy running Your work
with our own plans and agenda
And having less or no time to sit with You
to know Your heart and to follow Your guidance.

You sent Your disciples, two by two
to cities and villages to preach
with no certainty of place to stay
no provision of cash or clothes to take
That was Your way
the Kingdom way of teaching
to trust and obey.

Are You saddened by the way we minister
the way we live and the choices we make
Have we put You aside and run to You only
when we are in trouble?
Have we lost our sight to see Your point of view
Have we lost the power to heal the sick and cast out the devil?
O Lord, have we lost the annointing of the Spirit
to be the light and salt of the earth?

Strike us Lord, if You need to
Strike us in Your mercy
Bring us back to the altar to repent
And to renew our committments and serve You the way You desire.
Empower us Lord, to walk in victory
And to be the Salt and Light to the world around us!

Holy and Beloved (Colossions 3:12)

What is this Lord?
What is this?
Apostle Paul called us,those who put their trust in You,
Holy and Beloved!
Yes, that's what He called us.

Oh, how wonderful that sounds
to be called, the elect of God
And how esteemed are we to be
called with such honor.

Yes, the honor comes with some demands
Demand to love and to forgive
Demand to bear with each other
and to put on the cloak of
humility, kindness and patience.

If prayer and praise become our daily offering
and the Word of God, our daily bread
Wisdom and knowledge would guide us through
And life no more becomes a battle ground to walk through.

Oh how wonderful to be called, the elect of God
How awesome would be to live Holy and loved
If you and I could live as Christ preached
why need preachers, and why need evangelinsts?
That's our call my friends, that's our service to the Lord
To live by faith and to witness in love and power!

In His Presence

In His presence, I stand awed
In His presence, I feel so secure
In His presence, I want nothing else
Oh,in His presence, I simply become a child

How foolish can I ever be
how wasted my life could be
if I choose not to be in His presence
but spent hours on other things
that prove to be worthless at the end.

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity
So, sang King Solomon, the wisest
who had it all for power, pleasure and treasure
Yet, contentment was out of his reach
until he came to his conclusion
It's only in our desire to seek God's presence
And in our delight to do His
fulfillment is guaranteed for sure.