2Samuel 11; 2Corinthians 4; Ezekiel 18; Psalms 62,63

prayer arising:

Lord, guard my paths. It is very easy to bring about the possibilities of temptation - Lord guard my paths. Give me eyes to see the damage that my sins do to other people and deny me the occasions to build sin upon sin. Do not let me live in deceptive and secretive ways - give me clear eyes to walk in your life-giving freedom and the gift of your mercy, so that others would see your light and not death in my actions.

Call me again to see my personal responsibility to You for sins committed. You are my Rock and my salvation, my God - I have no other foundation for living beyond your work in Christ. Provoke my thanksgiving again by Your grace and mercy; let me see with fresh eyes the glory of Your resurrection which overcomes all acts of death within me.

I feel Lord, that I am only wanting to seek You, wanting to thirst after You, wanting to long after You, and not seeking, thirsting, longing - I feel the brittleness of this jar of clay - I trust only in Your ministry of life-giving freedom.

Amen