Behold, You delight in truth in the inward being, and You teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that You have broken rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
You have purged me with the blood of the Lamb. Freely offered and accepted. My sins and iniquities You remember no more.
But Lord, the consequences remain, those stains and brokenness need bleaching and repair. Therefore my cry is to create a clean, new heart within me, to cut out the spirit of the old man and replace it with your Spirit.
When I don’t listen and obey, I do lose the joy of Your salvation. Forgive me, Lord and restore me to Your presence. Lead me in the Way Everlasting.
Today’s readings in the Psalms:
Morning: Psalm 105
Mid-day: 119:25-32
Evening: Psalm 31
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