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Praying the Supremacy of God

(From David Bryant’s Christ is All, p. 41-2)

"Lord Jesus ..."

You are the Superlative One. You defy all human categories. No language is adequate to describe You. No analysis can fully record all the roles You must play to advance God’s ever-expanding Kingdom

You are the Incomparable One. You remain in a class by Yourself – no duplicates, no clones. Your importance will continue to eclipse all others, outranking every other being in Heaven, Earth or Hell. You will reign ‘world without end’ (2 Thess. 1).

You are the Exalted One. For eternity, You will hold the primary focus of our praises, a position of unrivaled distinction, prestige and majesty in the universe. You will be the joy of all peoples, worthy to receive every treasure, every dominion and every ounce of praise (Rev. 5).

You are the Preeminent One. In time, in space, in history and throughout eternity. You forever lay claim to the universe. As You held the primacy at the beginning (‘firstborn of creation’, Col. 1), so You will hold it at the End ("firstborn from among the dead", Col. 1). All things to come are Your possession, to do with as Your Father pleases.

You are the Sufficient One. Nothing can ever exhaust Your power and resources. You require no ‘outsourcing’. You will forever prove totally adequate for all our longings, or fears, or needs, or heart cries. You are the final inheritance of each of God’s children. (Phil. 3).

You are the Triumphant One. None of Your enemies will prevail. You will defeat all foes unconditionally – both human and demonic – to emerge forever unthreatened, unhindered and victorious over all opposition, permanently and forever. You are the everlasting Overcomer (Rev. 17).

You are the Unifying One. Bringing all things under Your feet as Lord, You will permanently redeem and reconcile to the Godhead innumerable sinners from all the ages and all the nations. In the Consummation, all creation, as well as the Church itself, will be held together in perfect harmony by Your irrevocable decrees and Your indestructible might. (Heb. 1).

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