Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray.
Job 6:24
Father, today I quiet my soul to hear from You. I block out all the noise and busyness of life, and close the door on my prayer closet, listening for Your voice.
I confess that I am stubborn, my spirit often believing that I know the right way and understand what Your will for me is in the moment. Yet, I know this is not true, that I only have a glimmer of insight, that I see through a glass dimly. I am being led by You, a blind person in need of One Who sees all and knows all.
Equally, though I rest in the finished work of my Savior it is easy for me to try to replace His righteousness for acts of goodness on my part. Whether it is by trying to be a blessing to others, serving at church, or just being an “upstanding” citizen, I seek to “see” myself as a good person. Yet, Jesus summed it up when He declared there is no one good but God.
So, Father, show me “me”. Open my eyes to the areas that You are working on to change within me. Help me to understand all the ways that I go astray that I might, by Your Spirit, follow You faithfully. Help me to be more like Jesus, living and loving in a manner that brings You glory. Teach me and I will silently learn at Your feet in Jesus’ Name. Amen.