Tag: Change my heart Oh God

Monday 5h October 2026

“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand. 9 Do not be furious, O Lord, nor remember iniquity forever; indeed, please look—we all are Your people! 10 Your holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, is burned up with fire; and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 12 Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord? Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?” Isaiah 64:8-12 NKJV

“But you are those who forsake the Lord, who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for Gad, And who furnish a drink offering for Meni. 12 Therefore I will number you for the sword, and you shall all bow down to the slaughter; Because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not hear, but did evil before My eyes, and chose that in which I do not delight.” Isaiah 65:11-12

God of righteousness and mercy,

It does us good Lord to read the Old Testament and Your great mercy in forgiving Your people over and over again and restoring them. Then in reading the New Testament we are overwhelmed by Your giving and giving and giving again. Our gift of salvation, acceptance and Love which cost You everything and us nothing.

But Isaiah reminds us it is not licence to take and do as we please. You know those who forsake Your ways. You read our hearts. You warned us that things would come that cause us to sin (Luke 17:1) Jesus knew we would always need Him. But woe he says to the one who causes another to sin. You know the difference between a slip, a trip and a disobedience. Keep us like the soft clay, Isaiah speaks of, in Your hands. Always being willing to be shaped back through the love of our Saviour. May we never offer praise or trust in anyone or anything else above You. Isaiah 64:8-12 is a beautiful timeless prayer and Isaiah 65:12 a warning to keep our ears and hearts open for Your answer and call.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen

Worship Monday 5th October 2026

Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.

Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.

You are the potter, I am the clay,
Mold me and make me, this is what I pray.

Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.

Jesus, Oh Jesus come and fill Your lambs,
Jesus, Oh Jesus come and fill Your lambs.

Lyrics: Eddie Espinosa

Monday 21st April 2025

““I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?” 21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you say such a thing to me?”” 1 Samuel 9:19-21 NIV

“Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?”” 1 Samuel 10:1 NIV

“As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. 10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. ” 1 Samuel 10:9-11 NIV

Lord God, Alpha and Omega,

Lord God on High and yet You are concerned with the small details of life as we read in Your Word.. The servant had one silver coin to donate to the seer. The donkeys were lost but then found. Samuel knew who to anoint and a procession of prophets was at the right place at the right time to meet the returning Saul and servant!

I am from the smallest tribe how can it be me? We heard that humility from Gideon (Judges 6:15). But words can come easily. All the potential for a good leader and King is there. The Israelites wanted a King and they got one. Tall and handsome (1 Samuel 9:2). And God changed his heart and filled him with his spirit. All the potential was there for Saul to go forward and fulfil God’s destiny for Him.

It is good to stop there God. to consider this opportunity as if we did not know the rest of the story. We too have the opportunity to have our hearts changed and to be filled with Your Spirit. For each of us we have a different testimony. For some it was private in a bedroom, for some it was at a church service or meeting. For some it may have been a friend praying with us. There are as many testimonies as there are Christians! Amazing. We too have a choice. To be overwhelmed by Your love God and grow from glory into glory (2 Corinthians 3:18), or to turn away deliberately from salvation (Hebrews 10:26). We cannot do anything for Saul, his story is written. But we can do something about our own. And Lord, we pray You will lead new Christians safely forward in You. Call back those who have stepped away or returned to sinning . . . (James 5:19-20).

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Monday 21st April 2025
A choice or both . . .

Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.
Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.

You are the potter, I am the clay,
Mold me and make me, this is what I pray.

Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.
Change my heart Oh God, make it ever true.
Change my heart Oh God, may I be like You.

Lyrics: Eddie Espinosa

From glory to glory He’s changing me,
Changing me, changing me;
His likeness and image to perfect in me,
The love of God shown to the world.

For He’s changing, changing me!
From earthly things to the heavenly!
His likeness and image to perfect in me,
The love of God shown to the world!”

Lyrics: Alan Hall