Fight the Good Fight of Faith, English Edition

Lesson : The Excellence We Show • 

Augustine of Hippo (354 –430), was a theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of the Church in Western civilization. He was the bishop of Hippo (modern-day Algeria). He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers. Among his most important works are “City of God” and “Confessions.” Prayer to Know God, Augustine

Prayer

Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know Thee, and desire nothing save only Thee. Let me hate myself and love Thee. Let me do everything for the sake of Thee. Let me humble myself and exalt Thee. Let me think nothing except Thee. Let me die to myself and live in Thee. Let me accept whatever happens as from Thee. Let me fly from myself and take refuge in Thee, that I may deserve to be defended by Thee. Let me fear for myself, let me fear Thee, and let me be among those who are chosen by Thee. Let me distrust myself and put my trust in Thee. Let me be willing to obey for the sake of Thee. Let me banish self and follow Thee, and ever desire to follow Thee.

Let me cling to nothing save only to Thee, and let me be poor because of Thee. Look upon me, that I may love Thee.

Call me that I may see Thee, and forever enjoy Thee.

~ Don L. Davis. A Sojourner’s Quest. Wichita, KS: The Urban Ministry Institute, 2010, pp. 93-94.

Eternal God, God and Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for calling me to be both a saint and an ambassador for Christ. I want to represent you in all I do, turning my back on the godlessness of this world, and reaching forward to the calling you have given me to live in your Kingdom to come. Please, Father, grant me the strength to be a saint, to live in holiness and in purity before you each day. Walk with me, and help me. Let me face each day with hope and confidence, knowing that your Spirit is with me, and that he will help me as I face the difficulties and challenges of the day. As your saint, and as your ambassador, let me not lose contact with you today, and help me to remember in all things, that I do not belong any longer to myself. You bought me with a price, the blood of Jesus, and now

Heart Cry to the Lord