Yea, Lord, where else can we go. We cannot return to our old ways. They only lead to death. We cannot go after other gods. Whether Allah, Buddha, or the other gods created by the minds of men, we find no hope in them. Politicians promise us salvation, but they only disappoint us. Atheism leaves us in a world of chance without purpose. Lord, even though the gate is small and the way is narrow, there is no turning back for us. We have committed ourselves to Thee and we will not betray our calling. Whatever befalls us, whatever troubles we face, whatever men may think of us, Lord, here we are.

We are Your people. We are here today in this Church to worship You. Lord, we are not much, but we were invited to be here. Lord, we have nothing to offer, but You told us that we did not need to bring anything. We are told in Thy word, Come and buy without cost. Lord, we are empty, but we have heard that You desire emptiness. A full vessel need not be filled, but an empty vessel needs all the grace available.

O, Lord we are unworthy to be in the same room with You, but we read in the Bible, that it is the poor in spirit that have a place at the table of blessing. It is the downtrodden and guilty who find their peace and rest in Thee. It is the sick who need a physician and not the healthy. Lord, here we are - broken in spirit and in need of grace. Do not disappoint us.

Lord, as the sun rises in the east, faithfully day after day, may we be so faithful as we encourage one another. Help us to stir up one another unto good deeds. Help us to be ever vigilant against the deception of sin. Lord, we may have some pride in us that we have put some sins behind us, but Lord we are wise enough to know that there are sins in us that we cannot see. We are blind when it comes to ourselves. What others see, we cannot see. Lord, this scares us. We may think we are wise, but others may see us as fools. We may think we are strong, but others see us as weak. We may think we are right, but others know that we are wrong. We may think that we have arrived, but others see us as falling far behind. Lord, deliver us from self-deception. Help us to judge ourselves rightly, but not to see ourselves as more than we really are.

Lord, we pray for the generation that shall follow us. We have been faithful in giving them Thy Word. We have prayed for them. We have delivered unto them what was delivered unto us. Help us to find faithful men in Thy Church to whom we can deposit the word of life, and then who will be able to teach others. Lord, someone must carry on. Someone must take up the sword of the Spirit and fight the battles of a new generation. Lord, give conviction to our young people, that soon the battle will be theirs to fight, and the victories will be theirs to win. Lord, only a few decades ago, much had been lost. We rediscovered it, like Josiah did the law of God. We have reestablished the principles of God's Word in the Church. May those who follow after us, reach new heights, cast off the sins they inherit from us, and become even more zealous than those who have gone before them. Raise up leaders who are anxious to take responsibilities. Raise up elders and deacons. Raise up men who have a passion to preach the whole counsel of God. Raise up men who can become statesmen in a world of politicians. Raise up men with courage to fight the battles of the Lord.