Day 144

 

Jesus, 

We seek salvation from no one but You! We praise You for working on our behalf—as our Savior, our Priest, and our King. Thank You for saving us despite ourselves! 

We confess we have set our hope on a million things besides You. Like David, we’ve wanted vengeance on our enemies, but unlike David, we haven’t always restrained ourselves from action. We repent of trying to invent our own justice. We repent of not trusting that You will work it out in ways that are eternally perfect and righteous. We turn from our sinful thoughts and words and actions, and we turn to You instead. Have mercy on me and make my heart clean. 

Would You redirect our hearts to focus on You, so that everything else grows dim? May our enemies not be our focus. May our plan for revenge not be our focus. May all the wrongs and injustices done to us never define us, and may relief from them never be what we look to for joy. Our hope and our joy is found in You alone⁠—and we have access to that right now.  

We surrender our lives to You, Lord—every grudge we bear, every moment of our day, each decision we make, we yield our will and way to Your perfect will and way. 

We love You too. Amen.

SHOW NOTES: 

Host: Tara-Leigh Cobble

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