Tuesday, January 22, 2013

 1 Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
and your judgment against me is just.[a]
5 For I was born a sinner—
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb,[b]
teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins,[c] and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me—
now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit[d] from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
 
 
Feeling the depth and earnest plea of David to God today in Psalm 51.  I am feeling stuck!  Stuck in my sinful nature and wanting to move forward.  So, along with David I pray this prayer.
Have mercy on me God because I am a sinner.
Purify me, cleanse me help me throw away the things that keep me from communing with You!
I love this: RENEW A LOYAL spirit in me and make me WILLING to obey YOU. 
 
So thankful I serve a God who wants me to cry out, to admit I cannot do it myself and who PROMISES to fill me up with His Spirit and His joy and salvation. 

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