Thursday, 4/23 | Need of Jesus

Need of Jesus

Lord Jesus,
I am blind, be my light,
ignorant, be my wisdom,
self-willed, be my mind.
Open my ear to grasp quickly your Spirit’s voice,
and delightfully run after his beckoning hand; 
Melt my conscience that no hardness remain,
make it alive to evil’s slightest touch;
When Satan approaches may I feel to your wounds,
and there cease to tremble at all alarms.
Be my good shepherd to lead me into the green pastures of your Word,
and cause me to lie down beside the rivers of its comforts.
Fill me with peace, that no disquieting worldly gales may ruffle the calm surface of my soul.

Your cross was upraised to be my refuge,
Your blood streamed forth to wash me clean,
Your death occurred to give me assurance,
Your name is my property to save me,
Through you all heaven is poured into my heart,
but it is too narrow to comprehend your love.

I was a stranger, an outcast, a slave, a rebel,
but your cross has brought me near,
has softened my heart,
has made me your Father’s child,
has admitted me to your family,
has made me joint-heir with you. 

O, that I may love you as you love me,
that I may walk worthy of you, my Lord,
that I may reflect the image of heaven’s first-born.
May I always see your beauty with the clear eye of faith,
and feel the power of your Spirit in my heart,
for unless he moves mightily in me no inward fire will be kindled.