Father, I have sinned against you. Ive been negligent in the spiritual disciplines that i know are necessary and helpful for my spiritual growth. Ive been irritable and impatient toward those around me. Ive allowed resentful and unkind thoughts to lodge in my mind. I repent of these sins and claim your forgiveness. You have said you justify the wicked(Romans 4:5). Father, in view of my sins today, i acknowledge that in myself i am wicked. In fact, my problem is not merely the sins Ive committed, some of which i may not even be aware of, but the fact that my heart is sinful. These sins i am so painfully conscious of now are merely the expressions of my sinful heart.. But despite my sins and my sinfulness, you have said there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1). Given my acute awareness of my sin just now, that seems to be an incredible statement. How can i be without condemnation when I have so flagrantly and willfully sinned against you today? O Father, i know it is because Jesus bore the sins Ive committed today in his Body on the cross. He suffered the punishment i deserved. So i come to you dear Father and in Jesus name i ask you to enable me to effectively share the gospel with this friend just now.. (The Discipline of Grace, Gods role and our Role in the pursuit of Holiness)
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 17:23:40 +0000
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