LORD, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.—Psalm 130:3-4 (NLT)
Gracious and Merciful God,
Thank You, that for my sin You offer me Your forgiveness—You completely remove my sin from me and remember it no more—so that there is nothing left between us to keep me from You.
If You kept a record of my
sins, how could I ever survive? For my
sin would be an ever-enlarging, impenetrable wall of judgment that kept me
separated from You—that kept me from the strength of Your presence and left me to
face this world on my own. How could I
live without You?
But You, LORD, hold no
grudge against me—when I sincerely repent of my sins—when I turn my back on my
sinful behavior, ask for Your forgiveness and pursue the ways of truth and
life.
You remove my sin—the wall
of separation—and You look upon me as if I had never sinned, so that I can continue
in fellowship with You, being strengthened by Your presence, so I can offer You
the reverential respect and awe that is due You.
Help me to use Your model
of complete forgiveness, when I forgive others—by not keeping a record of
wrongs—so that the walls between myself and others may be torn down and I can
live at peace with all men.
Thank You, that for my sin You offer me Your forgiveness—You completely remove my sin from me and remember it no more—so that there is nothing left between us to keep me from You.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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