Today's
promise: God will fight for you
Does God hold our sins against us?
Oh, do not hold us guilty for our former sins! Let your
tenderhearted mercies quickly meet our needs, for we are brought low to the
dust. Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the honor of your name. Oh,
save us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name.… Then we your people,
the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your
greatness from generation to generation.
Psalm 79:8-9,13 NLT
Petition for Mercy
A plea to God for mercy presumes that the petitioner is
guilty. It is the cry of someone brought low, dishonored, and in need of
forgiveness. When God shows mercy, he isn't forgiving that person because of
what he or she ha s done, but because God is compassionate to those who repent
of their sins and ask for forgiveness. It is only because of God's goodness
that sinners are forgiven. Asaph understood that it wasn't his worthiness but
the Lord's greatness that prompted the Lord to rescue him. In light of this
truth, Asaph dedicated this prayer to praising God for being so merciful.
Are you in need of God's mercy? His love and goodness are the source of your hope. Cast yourself on his mercy and let your lips overflow with grateful praise.
Are you in need of God's mercy? His love and goodness are the source of your hope. Cast yourself on his mercy and let your lips overflow with grateful praise.
From The One Year
Book of Bible Prayers (Tyndale House), entry for February 22
Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House
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