1 Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. 2 Completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. (Psalm 51:1-2 CSB) We know that through Christ sacrifice all of our transgressions were atoned for. His blood,...
A Broken Spirit
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is[a] a broken spirit. You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God. (Psalm 51:17 CSB) At times we must come before God with a broken spirit. One that has realized that we, alone, are never going to be enough. We are lost...
Allowed Grace
6 So he answered me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by strength or by might, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord of Armies. (Zechariah 4:6 CSB) When everything is going well it is easy to get lulled into the idea that it is of...
Glory Thunders
3 The voice of the Lord is above the waters. The God of glory thunders— the Lord, above the vast water, 4 the voice of the Lord in power, the voice of the Lord in splendor. (Psalm 29:3-4 CSB) How do we typically respond to a bad storm? With some...
Keep me From
13 ...keep your servant from willful sins; do not let them rule me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed from blatant rebellion. 14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:13-14 CSB) Working...