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Acknowledge the Privilege of Drawing Near to God in Prayer

Adoration 1.14 | NIV

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 on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests, with thanksgiving, and to be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints; Ephesians 6:18(NIV) to continue in prayer, and in everything, by prayer and petition, to present my requests to God. Philippians 4:6(NIV)

You have directed me to ask and seek and knock; and have promised that it will be given to me, I will find, and the door will be opened to me. Matthew 7:7(NIV)

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

You have assured me that while you detest the sacrifice of the wicked, the prayer of the upright pleases you; Proverbs 15:8(NIV) and that he who sacrifices thank offerings honors you; Psalm 50:23(NIV) and the sacrifice of thanksgiving will please the LORD more than that of an ox or a bull with its horns and hoofs. Psalm 69:30-31(NIV)

You are he who hears prayer, and therefore to you all men will come. Psalm 65:2(NIV)

You say, “Seek my face!” And my heart answers, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.” Psalm 27:8(NIV) For, should not a person inquire of his God? Isaiah 8:19(NIV) To whom shall I go but to you? You have the words of eternal life. John 6:68(NIV)

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Own your Relation to God

Adoration 1.13 | NIV

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

I said to the LORD, “You are my God; apart from you I have no good thing; Psalm 16:2(NIV) even if I am righteous, what do I give to you?” Job 35:7(NIV)

You are my King and my God: Psalm 44:4(NIV) Other lords besides you have ruled over me, but from henceforth your name alone do I honor. Isaiah 26:13(NIV)

I declare this day that the LORD is my God and that I will walk in his ways, that I will keep his decrees, commands, and laws, and that I will obey him and give myself to him, to be of his people, of his treasured possession as he has promised, that I may be of a people holy to the LORD my God; Deuteronomy 26:17-19(NIV) and may be to him for his renown and praise and honor. Jeremiah 13:11(NIV)

O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, born in your house, and you have freed me from my chains: Psalm 116:16(NIV) I have been bought at a price, and therefore I am not my own; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20(NIV) and so I submit to the Lord, 2 Chronicles 30:8(NIV) and bind myself to him in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. Jeremiah 50:5(NIV)

Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts; Psalm 119:94(NIV) it is your own, Lord, that I give you, and that which comes from your hand. 1 Chronicles 29:16(NIV)

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Acknowledge your Dependence on God and your Obligations to Him

Adoration 1.12 | NIV

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(NIV) I am of your people and of the sheep of your pasture; Psalm 100:3(NIV) let me therefore worship and fall down and kneel before the Lord my Maker. Psalm 95:6(NIV)

You, Lord, are the former of my body, and it is fearfully and wonderfully made and curiously wrought. Your eyes saw my unformed body, and all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:14-16(NIV)

You have clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews; you have given me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence have watched over my spirit. Job 10:11-12(NIV)

You are the Father of my spirit, Hebrews 12:9(NIV) for you form the spirit of man within him, Zechariah 12:1(NIV) and give me breath. Jeremiah 38:16(NIV) The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4(NIV) You endow the heart with wisdom and give understanding to the mind. Job 38:36(NIV)

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

I am the clay, you are the potter; I am the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8(NIV)

You brought me out of the womb and made me trust in you even at my mother’s breast; from birth I have been cast upon you and have relied on you. Psalm 22:9-10(NIV) You are my God from my mother’s womb, and therefore I will ever praise you. Psalm 71:6(NIV)

In you, O God, I live and move and have my being, for I am your offspring. Acts 17:28(NIV)

In your hand you hold my life and all my ways, Daniel 5:23(NIV) for a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps, Jeremiah 10:23(NIV) but my times are in your hands. Psalm 31:15(NIV)

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

It is because of your great love that I am not consumed, for your compassions never fail: they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23(NIV)

If you take away my breath, I die and return to the dust out of which I was taken. Psalm 104:29(NIV)

Who can speak and have it happen if you have not decreed it? From your mouth, O Most High, both calamities and good things come. Lamentations 3:37-38(NIV)

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

Adoration 1.11 | NIV

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 my 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 praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, Matthew 11:25(NIV) and the eternal Word, who was with God in the beginning and was God, through whom all things were made; without whom nothing was made that has been made; John 1:1-3(NIV) and who, when the time had fully come, Galatians 4:4(NIV) became flesh and made his dwelling among us and showed his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14(NIV)

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

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

I also worship the Holy Spirit, the Counselor, whom the Son has sent from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, John 15:26(NIV) and who is sent to teach me all things and to remind me of everything; John 14:26(NIV) who indited the Scriptures, holy men of God writing them as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21(NIV)

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Give Glory to God as the Creator of the World

Adoration 1.10 | NIV

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

You are worthy, O Lord, to receive blessing and honor and glory and power, for you created all things, and by your will and for your praise they were created and have their being. Revelation 4:11(NIV)

I worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water; Revelation 14:7(NIV) who spoke, and it came to be; who commanded, and it stood firm; Psalm 33:9(NIV) who said, “Let there be light,” and there was light; Genesis 1:3(NIV) “Let there be an expanse,” and he made the expanse; Genesis 1:6-7(NIV) and he made all very good; Genesis 1:31(NIV) and they endure to this day according to your laws, for all things serve you. Psalm 119:91(NIV)

The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon. It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:16-17(NIV)

You sustain all things by your powerful word, Hebrews 1:3(NIV) and in you all things hold together. Colossians 1:17(NIV)

The earth is full of your creatures, so also is the vast and spacious sea. Psalm 104:24-25(NIV) The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time: You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. Psalm 145:15-16(NIV) You preserve both man and beast, Psalm 36:6(NIV) and give food to every creature. Psalm 136:25(NIV)

You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you, Nehemiah 9:6(NIV) whose kingdom rules over all. Psalm 103:19(NIV)

A sparrow will not fall to the ground apart from your will. Matthew 10:29(NIV)

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

From one man you made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and you determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. Acts 17:26(NIV)

You are the Most High, who is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes; Daniel 4:25(NIV) for it is from you that man gets justice. Proverbs 29:26(NIV)

Hallelujah! The Lord God Almighty reigns, Revelation 19:6(NIV) and works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, for the praise of his own glory. Ephesians 1:11-12(NIV)

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Praise God for His Heavenly Splendor and Glory

Adoration 1.9 | NIV

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 heaven, Psalm 103:19(NIV) and it is a throne of glory, high and exalted; and before you the seraphs cover their faces. Isaiah 6:1-2(NIV) And it is in compassion to your people that you hold back the face of that throne, spreading your clouds over it. Job 26:9(KJV)

You make your messengers winds, and your servants flames of fire. Psalm 104:4(KJV) Thousands upon thousands of them minister to you, and ten thousand times ten thousand stand before you, to do your pleasure. Revelation 5:11(NIV) They are mighty ones who do your bidding, who obey your word. Psalm 103:20-21(NIV) And I have come by faith and hope and holy love into a spiritual communion with thousands upon thousands of angels and the spirits of righteous men made perfect, even to the joyful assembly and the church of the firstborn, to the heavenly Jerusalem. Hebrews 12:22-23(NIV)

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Acknowledge God’s Unchanging Truth and Greatness

Adoration 1.8 | NIV

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

You are good, and your love endures forever. Psalm 136:1(NIV)

Your love is great toward me, Psalm 117:2(NIV) and your faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:5(NIV)

You have proclaimed your name: The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin. Exodus 34:6-7(NIV) And this name of yours is my strong tower. Proverbs 18:10(NIV)

You are good, and what you do is good, Psalm 119:68(NIV) good to all; and you have compassion on all you have made. Psalm 145:9(NIV) But surely God is in a special manner good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. Psalm 73:1(NIV)

O that you would cause your goodness to pass in front of me, Exodus 33:19(NIV) that I may taste and see that the LORD is good, Psalm 34:8(NIV) and your love may be ever before me. Psalm 26:3(NIV)

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.

And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper I hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power? Job 26:14(NIV)

The Almighty is beyond my reach and exalted in power; and in his justice and great righteousness, Job 37:23(NIV) he is exalted above all blessing and praise. Nehemiah 9:5(NIV)

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Acknowledge God’s Purity and Justice

Adoration 1.7 | NIV

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

You are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel: Psalm 22:3(NIV) Holy and awesome is your name; Psalm 111:9(NIV) praise be to your holy name. Psalm 30:4(NIV)

Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; Habakkuk 1:13(NIV) with you the wicked cannot dwell. Psalm 5:4(NIV)

You are the Rock, your works are perfect, all your ways are true and just; a faithful God who does no wrong. Deuteronomy 32:4(NIV) You are my Rock, and there is no wickedness in you. Psalm 92:15(NIV)

You are righteous in all your ways, Psalm 145:17(NIV) and holiness adorns your house for endless days, O LORD. Psalm 93:5(NIV)

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

You are always righteous, O God, when I bring a case before you, Jeremiah 12:1(NIV) and will be proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. Psalm 51:4(NIV)

Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong: for he repays a man for what he has done. Job 34:10-11(NIV)

Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your justice like the great deep. Psalm 36:6(NIV) And though clouds and thick darkness surround you, yet righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Psalm 97:2(NIV)

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Acknowledge God’s Incontestable Sovereignty and Irresistible Power

Adoration 1.6 | NIV

That his sovereignty is incontestable, and he is the owner and absolute Lord of all.

The highest heavens belong to the LORD, Psalm 115:16(NIV) and all the hosts of them. The earth is yours and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. Psalm 24:1(NIV) In your hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to you as well. The sea is yours, for you made it, and your hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:4-5(NIV) Every animal of the forest is yours, and the cattle on a thousand hills. Psalm 50:10(NIV) You are therefore a great God, the great King above all gods. Psalm 95:3(NIV)

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

Your dominion is an eternal dominion; your kingdom endures from generation to generation: You do as you please with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back your hand or say to you, “What have you done?” Daniel 4:34-35(NIV) 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; no plan of yours can be thwarted. Job 42:2(NIV) You are strong; Psalm 62:11(NIV) and nothing is impossible with you. Luke 1:37(NIV)

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

You kill, and you make alive; you wound, and you heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of your hand. Deuteronomy 32:39(NIV)

You have power to do what you have promised. Romans 4:21(NIV)

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Recognize God’s Perfect Knowledge and Unsearchable Wisdom

Adoration 1.5 | NIV

That he has a perfect knowledge of all persons and things, and sees them all, even that which is most secret, at one clear, certain, and unerring view.

Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom I must give account, even the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12-13(NIV)

Your eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good: Proverbs 15:3(NIV) They range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to you. 2 Chronicles 16:9(NIV)

You search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve. Jeremiah 17:10(NIV)

O God, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways: Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O LORD. Psalm 139:1-4(NIV) Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:6(NIV)

Darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:12(NIV)

That his wisdom is unsearchable, and the counsels and designs of it cannot be fathomed.

Your understanding, O Lord, is infinite, for You count the number of the stars and give names to all of them. Psalm 147:4-5(NASB)

You have made Your counsel wonderful and Your wisdom great; Isaiah 28:29(NASB) You are wise in heart and mighty in strength. Job 9:4(NASB)

O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; Psalm 104:24(NASB) all according to the counsel of Your will. Ephesians 1:11(NASB)

Oh, the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! Romans 11:33(NIV)