Day 242

Father, 

We praise You for caring about the peace we carry with us day by day, for wanting us to walk in truth. In fact, You care about that so much that You’ve given us Your Son, who is the Prince of Peace and the Truth Himself. And You’ve given us Your Spirit, who guides us into all truth, who brings us the peace that defies circumstance and comprehension. You have always wanted peace and truth for us and we praise You for making it possible, because it wouldn’t be possible apart from You.

Like the rebellious elders, we’ve been guilty of taking idols into our hearts. Like the false prophets, we’ve tried to speak things into existence by attaching Your name to them. We’ve been estranged from You through our desire for other things that we want more than You. We may still acknowledge You but sometimes we shelve You and make other things the centerpiece. And we repent. Have mercy on me, a sinner.

You’ve granted us freedom but we don’t walk in it yet, God. Train our hearts to respond to Your love. Shame and self-discipline haven’t done us any favors. They don’t love us. We’ve known better and we haven’t cared. We’ve tried hard and we keep failing. We want to reflect Christ, so help us, Spirit. And even still, for all the ways we don’t and never will on this side of eternity, we thank You Jesus, that You DID live the perfect life. 

All glory to You, Jesus. For all failings, You are enough. For all our desires, You are enough. For all our needs, You are enough. 

We love You too. Amen.

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