The Goodness
and Mercy of God requires no preconditions. By the time we need mercy, nothing
more can be done to deserve it, but that is why only mercy will do. We who know
little of unconditional love struggle with the very idea that God offers such goodness
without stipulations. Goodness and mercy follow after me and every last strand
of resistance to God’s ways will succumb to their advance. The goodness of God
is continually defeating my unruliness. Most Merciful and Gracious God, You bear no grudges and offer the way of life to the undeserving, do Your holy
work in me today.
A serious pursuit of godliness requires an equally serious renunciation of worldliness. Too often, we measure spirituality with false scales. While being wisely selective with our public vices we are less so with our private attitudes and perspectives. In reality, it is the thoughts and intents of the heart where the greatest battles must be waged; our actions will ultimately align with the condition of our hearts. Lord God, You know me inside out, You are not fooled by human facades. Plow my heart with Your Word and Spirit and leave nothing unturned. Refresh my inward man that I may outwardly glorify You in all places at all times.
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