HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div
“But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13
Lord, open the eyes of my mind and heart, that I may see the shame of evil — How sin . . .
- degrades and abases me,
- robs me of my crown,
- sinks me lower than the brute!
Show me . . .
- the real character of sin,
- the rebellion of it,
- the anarchy it brings,
- the debt in which it plunges me,
- the prison to which it consigns my soul —
that I may abhor it and repent in dust and ashes.
Help me to understand the cunning of evil — How subtle it is, like the serpent long ago; how specious and plausible its excuses; how lovely its dress. Give me understanding, that I may unmask Satan’s wiles. May I see the tempter who comes as a son of light, and surely I shall repel him then.
Help me to understand the outcome of evil — How the end is midnight, despair, the worm that never dies and the fire that is never quenched! As far as I can comprehend such anguish, let me look at it. The terrors of the Lord may persuade me to have nothing to do with the wicked thing.
And oh, my Lord, help me to understand the Deliverer from evil . . .
- the gracious thoughts of the Father,
- the redeeming blood and interceding power of the Son,
- the strength and patience and purity of the Holy Spirit.
Satan conceals his dark purposes under fair pretences, as the Greek assassins sometimes hid their swords in the greenery of myrtle branches. I pray that I may not be ignorant of his deceitful devices. I pray that mine may be the knowledge that saves us from sin and misery.
THE MYSTICAL COURT 