80 Psalm 86:11,16,17 Unite My Heart recovery devotional
JMD Devotional 80 Psalm 86:11,16,17 Unite My Heart
Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name. O turn to me and have mercy and be gracious to me; grant strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaiden. Show me a sign of [Your evident] goodwill and favor, that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because You, Lord, [will show Your approval of me when You] help and comfort me.
Part of my recovery is confessing and owning unpleasant truths; that I have deceived myself and others, that my loyalties are divided between good and evil, that I am morally weak and unreliable. The other side of this long, dark tunnel of acknowledging one’s own total depravity is the recognition that but for the grace of God all people share this estate. BUT GOD never intended mankind to live independently of God Himself; it is by His Spirit and Power and Presence in our life that we can be lifted out of the mire and stand before His holiness.
Oh God, what a ‘tin man’ I am without You! Foolish, confused and so self-destructive. Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name. O turn to me and have mercy and be gracious to me; grant strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaiden. Show me a sign of [Your evident] goodwill and favor, that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because You, Lord, [will show Your approval of me when You] help and comfort me.
Amen
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Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name. O turn to me and have mercy and be gracious to me; grant strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaiden. Show me a sign of [Your evident] goodwill and favor, that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because You, Lord, [will show Your approval of me when You] help and comfort me.
Part of my recovery is confessing and owning unpleasant truths; that I have deceived myself and others, that my loyalties are divided between good and evil, that I am morally weak and unreliable. The other side of this long, dark tunnel of acknowledging one’s own total depravity is the recognition that but for the grace of God all people share this estate. BUT GOD never intended mankind to live independently of God Himself; it is by His Spirit and Power and Presence in our life that we can be lifted out of the mire and stand before His holiness.
Oh God, what a ‘tin man’ I am without You! Foolish, confused and so self-destructive. Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk and live in Your truth; direct and unite my heart [solely, reverently] to fear and honor Your name. O turn to me and have mercy and be gracious to me; grant strength (might and inflexibility to temptation) to Your servant and save the son of Your handmaiden. Show me a sign of [Your evident] goodwill and favor, that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame, because You, Lord, [will show Your approval of me when You] help and comfort me.
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
If you know of someone who would like to subscribe to
my daily devotional, please forward.
jamesdinsmore_32907@yahoo.com
Short, concise, thought-provoking.
More features:
My Poetry
http://saintjamespoetry.blog.com/
(Some) of my Devotionals
http://recoverydevotional.blogspot.com/
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