Friday, July 22, 2022

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

David pleads for a clean heart. He wants a steadfast spirit. Both the clean heart and steadfast spirit would show up on the outside. David is asking God to change the outside so that God character could show up on the outside. Forgiven, David wanted to please God by having the power to do God’s will.

PRAYER: Jesus, help me to forgive myself and to look straight ahead with honest confidence and not to hang my head in shame. When my past failures come to mind, instead of me coming back and begging you to forgive me again, help me to remember that I’ve already been forgiven. I just need to forgive myself. Every time that memory comes back, instead of me being guilty, Lord, I will be grateful. Let that memory remind me, instead, that you are a God of forgiveness and grace, and that I am forgiven. When that memory comes to my mind, remind me that your grace is bigger than any of my shortcomings. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

This devotional is taken from the sermon, “Conquering Guilt”

By Reverend Lenora Bonaparte