The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous…But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
Psalm 19:9, 12 (NIV)
Father, as I have read through Your Word throughout this week, especially today, my soul languishes over what You have showed me regarding where my heart is. Yes, though it is true that You have done this for me for quite some time, this morning my heart is compelled to fall down before You. You have shown me and reminded me today of my desperate need for Your grace, mercy and love. You have shown to me the warts no one sees, not even me most of the times, exposing me to the rancid odor they leave on my soul. The weight of this weighs heavy on my heart. My soul bows before You from a dark place and cries out have mercy!
Yet it is in this place of heartfelt repentance, of sincere brokenness, that You, LORD, have demonstrated Your intense and overwhelming love for me. It was while I was lost in my sin that You sent Your Son to free me and bring me back into Your fold. In Him and by Him You have given me the ability to discern my own errors, Your Holy Spirit showing me how I have fallen short. And by Your Son’s love and sacrifice have forgiven me of what I often cannot even forgive myself! All because YOU loved me, the unlovable!
So, as I close this week out and transition into the weekend, Father I want to thank You for loving me in spite of me. Thank You for finding value in me. You could have wiped me and all of this world out and started over fresh. But You loved us too much to do that. And because of that love You sent Jesus, Your Son, God in the flesh, to die for me. And not me alone, but for all who call upon His Name. And if that was not enough, through Him You sent Your Holy Spirit to carry me on this faith journey, being for me what I cannot be for myself, and showing me what I cannot see myself.
Today, I celebrate my freedom in Christ, a freedom that I do not deserve, but one that is indeed for that ages! Thank You, Father, for the unfolding of Your Master Plan in my life. Help me to live worthy of the love You have shown towards me in Jesus’ Name and to His glory. Amen!