Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend
on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will
show you which path to take.
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and
know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me
along the path of everlasting life.
We’re going to do things a bit out of order today. I invite you to listen to the song before
going further. Go ahead. I’ll wait until
you come back
Song: Casting Crowns - Here’s My Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkSBmRAVXNc
This song/prayer makes me cry every time. I think it’s because it helped me hear the
above Psalm in a different way. For most
of my life, I have heard as a prayer to ask God to point out my sin. To be sure, it is that and we need to pray it
that way. But it is more than that; the words are “point out anything in me
that offends you.” And listening to
“Here’s my heart,” I realized that more than just sin offends God. When I think that I’m trash (yes I have
thought that before) that offends God because God did not make me trash. When I think that I’m stupid, that offends
God for the same reason. When I believe
what others say or think about me that I am somehow not good enough for
whatever, God is offended because God wants me to believe what God has said
about me. What God thinks about you is more important than what anyone else
says. It’s even more important than what you think about you. Just in case you
didn’t hear that let me say it one more time; what God thinks about you
is more important than what you think about you. Faith is believing what God says is truth.
And here is the truth of God about you: You are found, You are God’s, You are
loved, You’re made pure, You have life, You can breathe, You are healed, You are
free. You are more than enough.
Prayer: God help me to believe what you think about me. Help me see that the insults I may hear and
the insults that I sometimes inflict upon myself are just as offensive to you
as my sin. Here’s my heart, Lord. Speak
what is true.
Prayer Focus: Pray
for our country as we enter another election season in the midst of multiple
crises.
Bonus Song: Psalm 139 Far Too Wonderful - Shane and Shane
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