I give thanks to You, My Precious Savior, for Your love holds back the temptations I cannot resist. You have made sin powerless in my life through Your death and my surrender to Your will. Because of Your aid and assistance, I am able to walk uprightly … separating myself from unrighteousness. Through my repentance, You do not remember the sins of my past nor my transgressions against You and my fellow man. In mercy, You forgive the sins that I have laid bare at Your feet. I devote myself to Your teachings so that I do not violate Your commands. I have put a bridle on my tongue and blinkers on my eyes so that evil does not overcome me. Renew and correct my thinking as I read and meditate on Your Word. As smoke is blown away by the wind, so blow away the temptations that come to draw me away from You. I know that if I remain close to You, my sins will not cause me to stumble and fall.
Answer me when I call out to You and give me relief when I am under duress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayers. When I’ve asked for forgiveness, You have been faithful to forgive my iniquities. Look upon my afflictions and pain and relieve my suffering. Take away the stains of my sins and make me whiter than snow … for I have acknowledged my transgressions and I’m seeking Your absolution. Restore my joy and the joyful spirit that comes from a contrite heart that is blessed. Help me in my efforts to become rooted and grounded in Your Word so that I can be a light to those who do not know You or the way to Your Kingdom. You alone have paid the price to deliver me from the bondage of sin … a price I could not pay myself. Search me and know my heart … try me and know my thoughts … and, show me the way to triumph over evil and the path to abundance.
Because You are pure, I too can become pure … because You are shrewd, I can walk in wisdom … because You are humble, I can reject haughtiness. As a result of Your faithfulness to me, I can walk in integrity toward You and escape the allures of sin. I cannot redeem the life of another or give a ransom for his life because what I have to offer is simply not enough … but Your sacrifice made a way for salvation possible to all of mankind. Do not hide Your face from me for I often find myself sinking into the mire of trials and temptations. As I reach out to You, grasp my hand … pull me away from evil … and help me escape the weaknesses in my flesh. Listen for my cries and keep me safe from harm. Be the Refuge to whom I run when trouble comes seeking me. Deliver me, for my contrition is real. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Psalm 130:7 Hope is in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption.