William Gurnall A Strong Tower: this prayer is taken from Tim Chester’s “Into His Presence—Praying with the Puritans.”
Lord, I am hunted with such a temptation and dogged with such a lust that either you must pardon it, or I am damned; either you must mortify it, or I shall be a slave to it.
Take me into the bosom of your love, for Christ’s sake; castle me in the arms of your everlasting strength. I have no confidence in myself or any other. Into your hands I commit my cause, and my very self.
Awaken your almighty power to my defence. You have sworn by yourself that we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. This gives me the boldness to expect a kind welcome when I come to you for refuge.
You have set up your name and your promises as a Strong Tower.
Confident of Christ’s presence in heaven on my behalf and confident in his intercession, I ask you to bring the whole force of your power to the battlefield for my defence.
Maranatha!
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