“The Words & The Prayers” is the first writing that I ever did under God’s direction. That’s right:  the first words that I ever “wrote” with regard to the Christian faith were words that God had spoken and recorded in the Bible for the benefit of all mankind. It is the center portion of my first book, The Life of the Cross. In that book, the devotional is proceeded only by my personal testimony of the God-event experiences that led to the book being written.

“The Words & The Prayers” is comprised entirely of Scripture verses that I had underlined previously in reading through the Bible. Then God later returned me to some of those specific verses in my writing of The Life of the Cross. Though “The Words & The Prayers” was later published separately as a pocket-sized edition of the devotional, it is not in print at this time. Therefore, this website is currently the devotional’s sole source of distribution. 

Blessings in Christ,
Cathy Scott
April 12, 2020

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Part II: The Words & The Prayers
The Life of The Cross,  © 2008, Cathy Scott

Come let us bow down in worship, let us bow before the LORD our Maker; ^7bfor he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. (Psalm 95:6-7)

²Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. (Psalm 100:2)

¹It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, (Psalm 92:1-2)

¹Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts. (Psalm 148:1-2)

²⁰Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. ²¹Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul. (Psalm 103:20-22)

¹Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. (Psalm 103:1)

¹Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, you servants of the LORD, ²you who minister in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of the LORD. ³Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant. (Psalm 135:1-3)

¹Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who minister by night in the house of the LORD. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the LORD. (Psalm 134:1-2)

¹Praise the LORD, you his servants;praise the name of the LORD. ²Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. ³From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. (Psalm 113:1-3)

³Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars. ⁴Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters above the skies. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for at his commanded they were created, (Psalm 148:3-5)

²⁵In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. ²⁶They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. ²⁷But you remain the same, and your years will never end. (Psalm 102:25-27)

¹³Be exalted in your strength, LORD; we will sing and praise your might. (Psalm 21:13)

⁴Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. (Psalm 68:4)

³Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. (Psalm 145:3)

¹⁰All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you. (Psalm 145:10)

¹I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. ²I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. (Psalm 34:1-2)

²²I will declare your holy name to my people; in the assembly I will praise you. (Psalm 22:22)

²I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. (Psalm 138:2)

²Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. (Psalm 145:2)

²I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. (Psalm 146:2)

¹⁴May these words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14)

¹⁵Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise –the fruit of lips that openly confess his name. (Hebrews 13:15)

²⁹Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 118:29)

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
(Psalm 150:6)

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PRAYER OF PRAISE

Holy God, my mouth offers prayers of praise, but they fall short of the honor due Your glory. My hands are raised to You in praise, but they fall short of the honor due Your glory. My voice sings songs of praise, but it too falsl short of the honor due Your glory. Only by offering the love back to You that You have placed in my heart can I begin to rightly honor You with my life. My voice and my body let me down, but my spirit rejoices in communion with You. The thankfulness and joy within me overflow, and my mouth offers praise to You in words that are incomplete. You, God, cannot be expressed in words. Your glory is like no other. Your Holiness is beyond description. We bow before Your Holy Throne and worship You alone. You are our God, and we praise Your Holy Name, for You chose us and w are now Your people. God, You are that good.Your love endures forever.

Amen and amen.

[Ch. 10 – The Promise]

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