19 June, 2024
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains in pieces. – Psalms 107:13-14
O Father God, the countless blessings you render us, your great love, goodness, might and mercy are so magnificently immeasurable that our tongues fail to magnify sufficiently the praises of our incredible God. We exhort all nations and peoples to offer fervent thanksgiving to our awesome God. We were a condemned lot, bowed down by the weight of our flagrant misdemeanors and innumerable infidelities, in bondage by the forces of evil ruling the earth, chasing temporal gains, ignorant of the extent of our indiscretions and their consequences.
But you, Father, are a Merciful God, whose mercies towards sinful mankind abide forever and are unceasing. You never abandoned us, and your loving and providential deliverance preserved our lives and the resources of your Holy Word entrusted to us to accomplish your will, helped us survive and regain our faith, hope and trust in your Divine Providence. Your plan of redemption with Jesus, the prophesied Messiah, giving us eternal deliverance by his death, made all things new and called us to eternal faithfulness.
Death’s destructive grip has been severed forever and the curse that pronounced man’s eternal separation from you removed, with Christ’s incredible price, so that all who believe in him might not perish but be united with the Blessed Trinity through time and into eternity. We are grateful and thankful to you, Lord, for removing condemnation and sanctifying us, for in Jesus’ Name we have the gift of eternal freedom and by Jesus we have our future secured in your Kingdom for all eternity. Amen
