I magnify my ministry in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them.

"I magnify my ministry in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them" (E.S.V., 2001, Romans 11:13-14). My ministry is fully reliant upon Christ Jesus. Without him, I am nothing but a sinner in the eyes of God my creator. I answer him, "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter" of my "faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God"  (E.S.V., 2001, Hebrews 12:2). 

For I am but a speck, a blink in time, and I am meaningless in comparison to the greatness and mercy of God. Oh, how I need God's mercy right now, in Jesus' name! That Jesus' name be glorified, if not through me, then through my family, through my wife and children. For I am but a worm, a pile of dust set before you Jesus. How can you use me when I am so proud and full of ego and might, my power that is not of your Holy Spirit! Oh, but I could wish for your purposes and plans to work in and through me, in Jesus' name. 

        I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the LORD more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. When the                     humble see it they will be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. For the LORD hears the needy and does not despise               his own people who are prisoners.  (E.S.V., 2001, Psalms 60:30-33)

Forgive me, Lord Jesus, for I am a prisoner in my sin, my faults are human, your ways are of God, the Father in Heaven! 

       Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry. From your presence let my vindication come. I have purposed that my mouth will             not transgress. I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words. Wondrously show your               steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at your right hand. Keep me as the apple of your eye;               hide me in the shadow of your wings, from the wicked who do me violence. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword. As             for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness (E.S.V., 2001, Psalms 17)

Dear Lord Jesus, as for me, I shall seek you now and forever. In my calamity I will cry out to you for you are my one true hope, my salvation, my deliverer, and my saviour. Oh precious Jesus, I pray and submit to you and your work through me as salvation, transformation, and obedience to your call on my life, on my wife's life, on my children's life, and their children's life be for your glory.

         The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my             salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. In my distress I               called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. He               sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who                   hated me, for they were too mighty for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. He                 brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. The LORD dealt with me according to my                       righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not                   wickedly departed from my God. For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me. For it is you who            light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a              shield for all those who take refuge in him. For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?—the God who                equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the                      heights. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have given me the shield of your salvation,            and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my              feet did not slip. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed. For you equipped me         with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and               exalted be the God of my salvation—For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing to your name. Great salvation         he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed. (E.S.V., 2001, Psalms 18)

Dear Lord Jesus, I pray for your anointing power through your Holy Spirit to be poured out over myself, my wife, and my children in Jesus' name. Amen. For the sake of your church, for all the lost souls who desperately need you, and for the nations, I pray that we can be your chosen instruments to the ends of the Earth. Amen.