Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Lord, we love to use flowery words in our prayers, asking for blessings and general well-being. While these eloquent prayers, often spoken using King James verbiage, sound impressive, You are pleased and are moved to answer only when they are spoken from a sincere heart. You outlined for Your followers how to petition heaven for our needs when You so masterfully taught the Beatitudes (Matthew 6:9-13). These prayers are necessary for every believer, yet there is a simple, ancient prayer You desire to hear from each of Your followers. This prayer is just as relevant today as it was several millennia ago, when the now humbled psalmist sought Your mercy. This specific entreaty opens us up for judgment. “Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me and know my concerns [priorities]. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way of everlasting life” (Psalm 139:23,24). Lord, give me the courage to ask You to search me, knowing I own the disobedience against You lurking in my heart. Once You begin to weigh the areas of my heart, help me be prepared to make changes and surrender whatever You ask.
Wanting my life to be pleasing to You, Lord Jesus, Amen.
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