Prayer based on Jeremiah 36

Almighty God, we thank You for the gift of Your Word, spoken to us through the prophets. We are very grateful that You have provided for us a written record of Your voice in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Grant to us Your Spirit that we might hear Your Word read with deep reverence and with a willingness to worship and obey You. Use the ministers of Your Word to accurately explain to us the meaning of what they read to us. Show us the great themes that are so clearly put forth in the Bible. Some would show the most profound disrespect toward Your Word. They would not tremble at Your threatening, but would gladly destroy any record of Your message to us. They will not succeed in their wicked plots. Though they would seem to be the most powerful people on the earth, they will not be able to take away the power of Your promises to us. We hear Your voice through the Scriptures, and we bow before You.