O God, be Thou exalted over my possessions. Nothing of earth’s treasures shall seem dear
unto me if only Thou art glorified in my life.
Be Thou exalted over my friendships.
I am determined that Thou shalt
be above all, though I must stand deserted and alone in the midst of the
earth. Be Thou exalted above my
comforts. Though it mean the loss of
bodily comforts and the carrying of heavy crosses I shall keep my vow made this
day before Thee. Be Thou exalted over my
reputation. Make me ambitious to please Thee even if as a result I must sink into
obscurity and my name be forgotten as a dream. Rise, O Lord, into Thy proper place of honor,
above my ambitions, above my likes and dislikes, above my family, my health and
even my life itself. Let me decrease that Thou mayest increase,
let me sink that Thou mayest rise above.
Ride forth upon me as Thou didst ride into Jerusalem mounted upon the
humble little beast, a colt, the foal of a donkey, and let me hear the children
cry to Thee, “Hosanna in the highest.”
-A.W.
Tozer
