From his book, A Pastor Prays for His People.

Father God, author and finisher of our faith,

Source of every blessing we enjoy,

how great are our privileges in Christ Jesus.

Bountiful is your provision for all our needs -

our sin is that we do not appropriate what is available.

You are able to keep us from stumbling.

But as we review even this past week, we've stumbled so many times:

stumbled in relationships,

stumbled with wrong attitudes,

stumbled in temptation.

Forgive me for stumbling when I need not have.

Keep me from stumbling:

be my arm of support,

my strength,

my stability.

You have promised to present me blameless.

When I consider my faults - and think of being presented in glory, faultless -

I am overcome with gratitude to you, my Savior,

my Paraclete, my advocate - thank you, thank you.

You have said you will present me with great joy.

Oh Lord, help us to finish the race set before each one of us -

to persevere,

to walk in faith,

to love you supremely,

and like Abraham, to have an eye on that city

which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God,

that we might be presented with great joy.

Heaven rejoiced on the day of our repentance, and now you promise

rejoicing in our presentation!

All this is promised because you alone are our Savior -

we absolutely do not rely on anything or anyone but you.

So fulfill this promise to us today:

Unto him that is able to keep you from stumbling,

and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory,

with exceeding joy,

to the only God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power,

both now and ever.

Amen.