Day 196

Father, 

We praise You for Your great patience and mercy. You warn us far more times than we listen, You don’t punish us according to what we deserve, and even when You bring consequences for our sins, You always bring the promise of restoration in the areas that are eternal. In Your economy, nothing is wasted⁠—not even our sin and rebellion. It all reveals our need for You and Your holiness in judgment and goodness in mercy.

How many times have we looked to Your enemies to help or advise us? How many times have we fallen into the sin patterns of the world around us? How many times have we ignored Your warnings and Your Word? Only You know, God. And for all those sins, we repent and seek Your grace to change our hearts.

Would You help us to turn from our evil ways and keep Your commandments and Your statutes? We don’t want to be stubborn, God. When we encounter stubborn people who don’t learn, we view them as foolish. We don’t want to be foolish, so give us Your wisdom⁠—we’re desperate for it! 

We surrender our lives to You, Lord—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.

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