“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.”
Psalm 51:5 “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.”
Psalm 51:9-12 “Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Psalm 51:15 “Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.”
Psalm 51:17 “My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.”
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
James 4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
Dear Lord, forgive me, cleanse me, and restore me. Your Holy Spirit and the joy that You bring are all I need. May my joy will be found in Christ and not in my circumstances and may I always long for and relish Your presence! Amen