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Express your Unworthiness to Draw Near to God

Adoration 1.15 | NASB

I must express the sense I have of my own meanness and unworthiness to draw near to God and speak to Him.

But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? That God whom heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain, 2 Chronicles 6:18(NASB) with man, that maggot, and the son of man, that worm? Job 25:6(NASB)

Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my father’s house, that You have brought me this far to present myself before the Lord? 2 Samuel 7:18(NASB) That I have through Christ access in one Spirit to the Father? Ephesians 2:18(NASB) And yet, as if this had been insignificant in Your eyes, You have spoken also of the house of Your servant concerning the distant future. 2 Samuel 7:19(NASB)

What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You care for him, Psalm 8:4(NASB) and magnify him?

Oh may the Lord not be angry, Genesis 18:30(NASB) if I who am but dust and ashes venture to speak to the Lord of glory. Genesis 18:27(NASB)

I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant; Genesis 32:10(NASB) nor is it good to take the children’s bread and throw it to such as I am; yet the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table; Matthew 15:26-27(NASB) and You are abounding in riches for all who call upon You. Romans 10:12(NASB)

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Acknowledge the Privilege of Drawing Near to God in Prayer

Adoration 1.14 | NASB

I must acknowledge it an unspeakable favor and an inestimable privilege that I am not only admitted, but invited and encouraged, to draw near to God in prayer.

You have commanded me to pray at all times, with all prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, and to be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all saints; Ephesians 6:18(NASB) to continue in prayer, and in everything, by prayer and supplication, to make my requests known to God. Philippians 4:6(NASB)

You have directed me to ask and seek and knock, and have promised that I will receive, I will find, and it will be opened to me. Matthew 7:7(NASB)

You have appointed for me a great High Priest, in whose name I may draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that I may find mercy and grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16(NASB)

You have assured me that while the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, the prayer of the upright is His delight; Proverbs 15:8(NASB) and that he who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors You; Psalm 50:23(NASB) and the sacrifice of thanksgiving will please the LORD better than that of an ox or a young bull with horns and hoofs. Psalm 69:30-31(NASB)

You are He who hears prayer, and therefore to You all men come. Psalm 65:2(NASB)

You say, “Seek my face”; and my heart answers, “Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.” Psalm 27:8(NASB) For, should not a person consult their God? Isaiah 8:19(NASB) Where shall I go but to You? You have words of eternal life. John 6:68(NASB)

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Own your Relation to God

Adoration 1.13 | NASB

I must declare this God to be my God and his own my relation to Him, His dominion over me, and propriety in me.

My soul has said to the LORD, “You are my God; I have no good besides You; Psalm 16:2(NASB) neither if I am righteous are You the better.” Job 35:7(NASB)

You are my King, O God: Psalm 44:4(NASB) Other masters besides You have ruled me; but through You alone I confess Your name. Isaiah 26:13(NASB)

I declare today the LORD to be my God, and endeavor by grace to walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His ordinances, and listen to His voice and give myself to Him, to be of His people, who are a treasured possession, as He has promised, that I might be among a consecrated people to the LORD my God; Deuteronomy 26:17-19(NASB) and may be to Him for renown, for praise, and for glory. Jeremiah 13:11(NASB)

O LORD, surely I am Your servant; I am Your servant born in Your house, and You have loosed my bonds; Psalm 116:16(NASB) I have been bought with a price, and therefore I am not my own; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20(NASB) and so I yield to the LORD, 2 Chronicles 30:8(NASB) and join myself to Him in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten. Jeremiah 50:5(NASB)

I am Yours, save me; for I seek Your precepts; Psalm 119:94(NASB) it is Yours, Lord, that I give You, and that which is from Your hand. 1 Chronicles 29:16(NASB)

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Acknowledge your Dependence on God and your Obligations to Him

Adoration 1.12 | NASB

I must acknowledge my dependence upon God and my obligations to Him as my Creator, Preserver, and Benefactor.

You, O God, made me, and not I myself, and therefore I am not my own but Yours: 1 Corinthians 6:19(NASB) I am of Your people and of the sheep of Your pasture; Psalm 100:3(NASB) let me therefore worship and bow down and kneel before the LORD my Maker. Psalm 95:6(NASB)

You, Lord, are the former of my body, and it is fearfully and wonderfully made and skillfully wrought. Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them. Psalm 139:14-16(NASB)

You have clothed me with skin and flesh; You have knit me together with bones and sinews; You have granted me life and lovingkindness, and Your care preserves my spirit. Job 10:11-12(NASB)

You are the Father of my spirit, Hebrews 12:9(NASB) for You formed the spirit of man within him, Zechariah 12:1(NASB) and made this life for me. Jeremiah 38:16(NASB) The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4(NASB) You put wisdom in the innermost being and give understanding to the mind. Job 38:36(NASB)

You are God my Maker, who teaches me more than the beasts of the earth and makes me wiser than the birds of the heavens. Job 35:10-11(NASB)

I am the clay, and You my Potter; I am the work of Your hand. Isaiah 64:8(NASB)

You are He who brought me forth from the womb and kept me in safety when upon my mother’s breasts; I have been cast upon You from birth and sustained by You. Psalm 22:9-10(NASB) You have been my God from my mother’s womb, and therefore my praise is continually of You. Psalm 71:6(NASB)

In You, O God, I live and move and exist, for I am Your child. Acts 17:28(NASB)

In Your hand are my life-breath and all my ways; Daniel 5:23(NASB) for a man’s way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps, Jeremiah 10:23(NASB) but my times are in Your hand. Psalm 31:15(NASB)

You are the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day and redeemed me from all evil. Genesis 48:15-16(NASB)

It is of Your mercies that I am not consumed, even because Your compassions never fail: they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23(NASB)

If You take away my spirit, I expire and return to the dust out of which I was taken. Psalm 104:29(NASB)

Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, unless You have commanded it? From Your mouth, O Most High, both good and ill go forth. Lamentations 3:37-38(NASB)

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Give Honor to the Triune God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Adoration 1.11 | NASB

We must give honor to the three persons in the Godhead distinctly, to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, that great and sacred Name into which we were baptized and in which we assemble for religious worship, in communion with the universal church.

I pay homage to three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; for these three are one. 1 John 5:7(KJV)

I adore You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, Matthew 11:25(NASB) and the eternal Word, who was in the beginning with God and was God, through whom all things came into being, and apart from whom nothing came into being that has come into being; John 1:1-3(NASB) and who in the fullness of time, Galatians 4:4(NASB) became flesh and dwelt among us and showed His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14(NASB)

And since it is the will of God that all should honor the Son even as they honor the Father, John 5:23(NASB) I adore Him as the radiance of His Father’s glory and the exact representation of His nature; Hebrews 1:3(NASB) herein joining with the angels of God, who were all bidden to worship him. Hebrews 1:6(NASB)

I pay homage to the exalted Redeemer, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth, Revelation 1:5(NASB) confessing that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:11(NASB)

I also worship the Holy Spirit, the Helper, whom the Son has sent from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, John 15:26(NASB) and who is sent to teach me all things and to bring to my remembrance all things; John 14:26(NASB) who indited the Scriptures, holy men of God writing them as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21(NASB)

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Give Glory to God as the Creator of the World

Adoration 1.10 | NASB

I must give glory to Him as the Creator of the world and the great Protector, Benefactor, and Ruler of the whole creation.

Worthy are You, my Lord and my God, to receive blessing and honor and glory and power; for You have created all things, and because of Your will and for Your praise they exist and have been created. Revelation 4:11(NASB)

I worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters; Revelation 14:7(NASB) who spoke, and it was done; who commanded, and it stood fast; Psalm 33:9(NASB) who said, “Let there be light,” and there was light; Genesis 1:3(NASB) “Let there be a firmament,” and he made the firmament; Genesis 1:6-7(NASB) and he made all very good; Genesis 1:31(NASB) and they stand this day according to his ordinances, for all things are his servants. Psalm 119:91(NASB)

Yours is the day, Yours also is the night; You have prepared the light and the sun. You have established all the boundaries of the earth; You have made summer and winter. Psalm 74:16-17(NASB)

You uphold all things by the word of Your power, Hebrews 1:3(NASB) and in You all things hold together. Colossians 1:17(NASB)

The earth is full of Your possessions, as is the great and broad sea. Psalm 104:24-25(NASB) The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in due time: You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Psalm 145:15-16(NASB) You preserve man and beast, Psalm 36:6(NASB) and give food to all flesh. Psalm 136:25(NASB)

You alone are the LORD; You have made the heavens, the heaven of heavens with all their host; the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; You give life to all of them; and the heavenly host bows down before You, Nehemiah 9:6(NASB) whose sovereignty rules over all. Psalm 103:19(NASB)

A sparrow does not fall to the ground apart from You. Matthew 10:29(NASB)

You made man at first of dust from the ground and breathed into him the breath of life, and so he became a living being. Genesis 2:7(NASB)

And You have made from that one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation. Acts 17:26(NASB)

You are the Most High, who rules over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever You wish; Daniel 4:25(NASB) for from You comes justice for man. Proverbs 29:26(NASB)

Hallelujah! The Lord my God, the Almighty, reigns! Revelation 19:6(NASB) He does all according to the counsel of His will, to the praise of His own glory. Ephesians 1:11-12(NASB)

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Praise God for His Heavenly Splendor and Glory

Adoration 1.9 | NASB

I must give to God the praise of that splendor and glory wherein He is pleased to manifest Himself in the upper world.

You have established Your throne in the heavens, Psalm 103:19(NASB) and it is a throne of glory, lofty and exalted; and before You the seraphim cover their faces. Isaiah 6:1-2(NASB) And it is in compassion to Your people that You obscure the face of that throne and spread Your cloud over it. Job 26:9(KJV)

You make Your angels spirits, and Your ministers flames of fire. Psalm 104:4(NASB) Thousands of thousands of them minister to You, and myriads of myriads stand before You, to do Your pleasure. Revelation 5:11(NASB) They are mighty in strength, and obey the voice of Your word. Psalm 103:20-21(NASB) And I have come by faith and hope and holy love into a spiritual communion with those myriads of angels and the spirits of the righteous made perfect, even to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, in the heavenly Jerusalem. Hebrews 12:22-23(NASB)

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Acknowledge God’s Unchanging Truth and Greatness

Adoration 1.8 | NASB

That His truth is invariable, and the treasures of His goodness inexhaustible.

You are good, and Your loving-kindness is everlasting. Psalm 136:1(NASB)

Your loving-kindness is great towards me, Psalm 117:2(NASB) and Your faithfulness is to all generations. Psalm 100:5(NASB)

You have proclaimed Your name: The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving-kindness and truth, keeping loving-kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Exodus 34:6-7(NASB) And this name of Yours is my strong tower. Proverbs 18:10(NASB)

You are good and do good, Psalm 119:68(NASB) good to all; and Your mercies are over all Your works. Psalm 145:9(NASB) But surely God is in a special manner good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. Psalm 73:1(NASB)

O that You would make Your goodness pass before me, Exodus 33:19(NASB) that I may taste and see that the Lord is good, Psalm 34:8(NASB) and his loving-kindness may be always before my eyes. Psalm 26:3(NASB)

Lastly, that when I have said all I can of the glorious perfections of the Divine nature, I fall infinitely short of the merit of the subject.

Behold, these are but the fringes of His ways; and how faint a word I hear of God! But His mighty thunder, who can understand? Job 26:14(NASB)

Touching the Almighty – I cannot find Him; He is exalted in power, and He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness. Job 37:23(NASB) He is exalted far above all blessing and praise! Nehemiah 9:5(NASB)

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Acknowledge God’s Purity and Justice

Adoration 1.7 | NASB

That He is a God of unspotted purity and perfect rectitude.

You are holy, O You who are enthroned upon the praises of Israel: Psalm 22:3(NASB) Holy and awesome is Your name, Psalm 111:9(NASB) and I give thanks to it. Psalm 30:4(NASB)

Your eyes are too pure to approve evil; Habakkuk 1:13(NASB) no evil dwells with You. Psalm 5:4(NASB)

You are the Rock! Your work is perfect, all Your ways are true and just; a God of faithfulness and without injustice. Deuteronomy 32:4(NASB) You are my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in You. Psalm 92:15(NASB)

You are righteous in all Your ways, Psalm 145:17(NASB) and holiness befits Your house, O LORD, forevermore. Psalm 93:5(NASB)

That He is just in the administration of His government, and never did, nor ever will do, wrong to any of his creatures.

Righteous are You, O God, that I would plead my case with You; Jeremiah 12:1(NASB) You are justified when You speak and blameless when You judge. Psalm 51:4(NASB)

Far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to do wrong; for He pays a man according to his work. Job 34:10-11(NASB)

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep! Psalm 36:6(NASB) And though clouds and thick darkness surround You, yet righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne. Psalm 97:2(NASB)

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Acknowledge God’s Incontestable Sovereignty and Irresistible Power

Adoration 1.6 | NASB

That His sovereignty is incontestable, and He is the owner and absolute Lord of all.

The heavens are Your heavens, Psalm 115:16(NASB) and all their hosts. The earth is Yours, and all it contains; the world, and those who dwell in it. Psalm 24:1(NASB) In Your hand are the depths of the earth, and the peaks of the mountains are Yours also. The sea is Yours, for it was You who made it, and Your hands formed the dry land: Psalm 95:4-5(NASB) Every beast of the forest is Yours, the cattle on a thousand hills. Psalm 50:10(NASB) You are therefore a great God and a great King above all gods. Psalm 95:3(NASB)

In Your hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. Job 12:10(NASB)

Your dominion is an everlasting dominion, and Your kingdom endures from generation to generation: You do according to Your will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of earth; and no one can ward off Your hand or say to You, “What have You done?” Daniel 4:34-35(NASB) or “Why are You doing that?”

That His power is irresistible, and the operations of it cannot be controlled.

I know, O God, that You can do all things, and that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted. Job 42:2(NASB) Power belongs to You; Psalm 62:11(NASB) and with You nothing is impossible. Luke 1:37(NASB)

All authority is Yours, both in heaven and on earth. Matthew 28:18(NASB)

You put to death and give life; You have wounded, and it is You who heal, and there is no one who can deliver from Your hand. Deuteronomy 32:39(NASB)

What You have promised, You are able also to perform. Romans 4:21(NASB)