“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 NKJV
“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Psalm 34:17,18 NKJV
Father God,
You are good, faithful, kind and generous. And You are not a God far off but one who knows us better than we know ourselves at times. Today we just keep it simple. We just come to You to assess the state of our heart. Or is that sometimes difficult because we don’t always want to face things, can’t worry any more than we are or have persuaded ourselves everything is hunky dory? Battered and bruised sometimes by the little things that hurt us or trying to forget the big things that disappoint us. Or just in need of reassurance that we are ok and loved.
So we come to You, as we are, humbly admitting our need of You as Saviour, healer and friend. Help us put You on the throne of our heart and bring everything else to You.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Father God, healer of hearts
For our close family. Your love showing the way.
For our extended family, friends, neighbours.
For our fellowship, ministers and congregations. Heart of church to be Jesus.
For our king and all those in authority and Parliament (1 Timothy 2:2). Family reconciliation.
For Ukraine. For Gaza, all the Middle East. End to the conflict and war and voices of peace.
Heal the hearts of those intent to harm to desire peace and good governance.
For Myanmar and release from the oppressive military rule. Guard Your church.
For those who are living with flooding and removed from their homes across Europe.
For the contemplating suicide and those on the help lines.
For healing for those with physical heart damage and those with relational heart break.
For us to know peace and healing in our own hearts today and sleep in peace.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Tuesday 24th Sept 2024
I hear You’re in the business of healing hearts
That’s why I’ve come
But I don’t even know where I should start
I¹ve seen so many places, cried a million tears
But nothing ever met my need
And no-one ever calmed my fear
And only You can reach me there
Only You can heal
My prayer is that by Your Spirit
You might reveal
The part of my heart that you need to heal
The part of my heart that you need to heal
Well the heart is deceitful above all, Sir
So said your servant
Has he ever said a truer word
I’ve found so many secrets locked inside of me
And only You can make them known
For only You possess the key
And only You can reach me there
Only You can heal
My prayer is that by Your Spirit
You might reveal
The part of my heart that you need to heal
The part of my heart that you need to heal
Lyrics: Robin Marks