Day 179

Father, 

We praise You for the fact that Your heart is so eager to forgive. The only time You don’t fulfill a promise is if You lean into mercy and grace instead—You exceed the goodness You’ve promised us, none of which we deserve! You are so patient with us and You seek out ways to bless us, even when we do evil in Your eyes, like King Ahab. 

We’ve been impatient and greedy just like him. We’ve wanted our way at the expense of others. We’ve taken the easy road by shortcutting obedience instead of fully walking it out. And like Jezebel, we’ve deceived others. We’ve manipulated and strived, and we’ve even murdered—even if only in by despising others in our hearts and minds. Have mercy on me. My sins are many. We repent of our sins and turn to You and we ask You to make our hearts clean. 

Help us walk in Your truth. We don’t want to manipulate those around us to serve our own purposes or tell white lies to keep up our reputation. We want to walk in the light, not in the darkness. Give us hearts that obey You and serve Your purposes, not our own.

Because we want that most of all, we surrender to You. May Your Lordship be evident in every moment of our day and 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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