Day 103

Father, 

We praise You for the fact that You are never worried. Not a single thing leaves You anxious. You know the fate of Your enemies and You laugh at them because their plans for evil will ultimately fail. We praise You for being victorious and for being protective of Your kids in the battle. You alone are our confidence, God.

But we’ve been tempted to put our confidence in other things, God—things that can be shaken and taken. We repent of replacing You as our source of identity and joy. We repent of seeking the praise of others as our ultimate goal, like Saul did. We repent of the jealousy and fear we feel when their approval is threatened or taken away. Our selfish motives lead us away from You to even greater types of sin and evil. Have mercy on me, a sinner.

Would You protect us from committing evil? Cut it off at the root, God—at the first feeling of sin and selfishness—before it grows into fear and manipulation and murder. It all starts with that seed of desire to be self-preserving and self-sovereign. So grant us faith to trust in You, the only One who has control over those things. By the power of Your Spirit, prompt us to uproot the sinful feeling before it becomes the sinful thought that becomes the sinful action.

We surrender our lives to You, Lord—every moment of our day, each decision we make, we yield our will and way to Your perfect will and way. 

We love You too. Amen.

SHOW NOTES: 

Host: Tara-Leigh Cobble

Writers: Callie Summers & Tara-Leigh Cobble

Sound Engineer: Allison Congden

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