| Genesis 46:1-47:31; Matthew 15:1-28; Psalm 19:1-14; Proverbs 4:14-19
“Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” (Psalm 19:12-14)
No matter how wonderful and righteous we believe ourselves to be there will always be things going on with us that sometimes we won’t even be aware of. We don’t have to be in blatant sin to be off track with God. Our humanity and error-prone tendencies should be enough to keep us humble and repentant before a holy God. It should also help us to walk in compassion and to have a non-judgmental attitude toward others.
Can you understand that some of the things you do or not do are not pleasing before the Lord? Is it possible for us to see the obvious faults in others yet walk in ignorance concerning things about ourselves? If this is bearing witness with you then I have some great news. We are not depending on our righteous abilities to keep us lined out with the Lord. He knows and sees our every move. He knows the very thoughts and intents of our hearts and He still loves us and makes Himself available to be known. Ain’t God good!
The even better news is this, through Jesus Christ we have been given a way to have our sins forgiven and the ability to rise above things that have held us trapped under the sway of our enemy. Power and holiness are found in Christ. We could never struggle and strain our way to be good enough. It is only when we relax and allow the Spirit of God to truly live through us that we find we are even able to scratch the surface of God’s expectation. It’s only through loving Him and fully surrendering to Him that we find true peace and the ability to say like the psalmist, “Let our speech and thoughts be satisfactory to You, our great Savior.”
PRAYER:
Lord, there’s no way that I can know or even keep up with all of the things that are offensive to Your holiness. I’ve done and said things in time past that I thought were very “holy” only to find out they were insulting to You. I have also lived in brazen sin but You have freed me and enabled me to stay strong against such things that seek to entrap me. I thank You for all You have done. It is only by Your grace and mercy that I am what I am today and for that I give You praise. You’re worthy Lord, worthy of everything! In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
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