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A Prayer of Confession

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Job 42:2-6 (NASB)
Then Job answered the LORD and said,
“I know that You can do all things,
And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.
‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
“Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”
‘Hear, now, and I will speak;
I will ask You, and You instruct me.’
“I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my eye sees You;
Therefore I retract,
And I repent in dust and ashes.”

A Theme to Remember:
The promises of God to sinners of every kind and degree are equally sure and steadfast, and are made real and true by the earnest cries of all true penitents. It is just as true with the Divine promises made to the unsaved when they repent and seek God, that they are realized in answer to the prayers of broken-hearted sinners, as it is true that the promises to believers are realized in answer to their prayers. (Adapted from E.M. Bounds, The Necessity of Prayer)

Words to Remember:
We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.
–C.S. Lewis

A Prayer of Praise

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Psalm 8 (NLT)
O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth!
Your glory is higher than the heavens.
You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise.
They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge.
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers–the moon and the stars you have set in place–what are mortals that you should think of us, mere humans that you should care for us?
For you made us only a little lower than God, and you crowned us with glory and honor.
You put us in charge of everything you made, giving us authority over all things–the sheep and the cattle and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and everything that swims the ocean currents.
O LORD, our Lord, the majesty of your name fills the earth!

A Theme to Remember:
God, as our Creator, loves us with a depth that is beyond our imagining. After all, He sent His Son to die for our sins and to redeem us so that we might live with Him for eternity. All He asks in return is our faithful obedience and praise.

Words to Remember:
I was not born to be free. I was born to adore and obey.
–C.S. Lewis

Popular Christian thinkers

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During the middle part of the twentieth century, a number of scholarly Christians from around the world came to prominence and their works were widely received, even among nonbelievers. Included among these illustrious names were T. S. Eliot from America, J. R. R. Tolkien from England, Francois Mauriac from France, and Toyohiko Kagawa from Japan. Perhaps best known was England’s C. S. Lewis. Born in Belfast, Ireland and educated at Oxford, Lewis was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Cambridge. He described his conversion to Christianity from atheism in the 1955 book Surprised by Joy. He was a lecturer on ethical and religious matters on the BBC and wrote numerous influential books, including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and the children’s classics The Chronicles of Narnia.

Impact: These and other scholars influenced many people to become Christians who might not have considered the faith otherwise, especially college students.

Lewis, Clive Staples (C.S.)

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Clive Staples (C. S.) Lewis (1898-1963) was born in Belfast, Ireland and educated at Oxford. He was a professor of medieval and Renaissance literature at Cambridge. He described his conversion to Christianity from atheism in the 1955 book Surprised by Joy. He was a lecturer on ethical and religious matters on the BBC and wrote numerous influential books including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and the children’s classics The Chronicles of Narnia. He influenced many people to become Christians who might not have considered the faith otherwise, especially college students.