Saturday, December 02, 2006

Forgive Me

Psalm 19:7-14 (Contemporary English Version)
12None of us know our faults.
Forgive me when I sin
without knowing it.

13Don't let me do wrong
on purpose, Lord,
or let sin have control
over my life.
Then I will be innocent,
and not guilty
of some terrible fault.

14Let my words and my thoughts
be pleasing to you, LORD,
because you are my mighty rock [a] and my protector.


Bee's Thoughts:

The above has become my prayer and I am reminded of 1 John 3:7-10:
7Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. 9No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
and also: 1 John 5:18:
18We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him.
When we are born of God by the Holy Spirit, our conscience becomes alive and we tend to feel guilty whenever we sin or do anything that is wrong. This is a god-given conscience so that we will repent and set things right. Therefore as Christians, we will not continuously sin on purpose. We will want to do what is right and one of the right thing to do is to love.


Dear Lord,
Forgive me if I have sinned against You, knowingly or unknowingly. Forgive me if I have sinned against my brother in any way. Forgive me if I did not show enough love for my brother. I pray that my words and thoughts will be pleasing to You.
You know me and I can't hide anything from You. You know how I feel now, though no one knows. Guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus. Let me love You more each day that I may love others more too.
In Your precious name I pray these. Amen.

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