A true heart of repentance
Lord, today I pray that you forgive me and your people of our sins, purify every persons heart. I want so badly to walk in righteousness as I know others do too. Forgive me for the times that I have had a complaining or ungrateful heart for what you have already done in my life.
As I was reading Numbers 14 yesterday and pondered those words:
Numbers 14:11 "How long will these people reject me? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?'
Are we so blinded by the spirit of deception that we can not even see or remember what he did for us. Even yesterday for that matter.
Jude and I were discussing repentance. I was expressing to him how I repent for others sins as an intercessor, that God would forgive his people "for they know not what they do". His question was: "Can we really repent for another's sin or is it just a self repentance? Or is it that you are actually praying for God to convict that person's heart of the sin they have fallen into?" Somehow God brought me to Numbers 14 through an article I was reading. In Numbers 14:17-20 Moses pleaded with God, asking him to forgive his people. So, If Moses can repent for God's people so can I. God did show mercy on them, because of Moses prayer. Yet they still died in the wilderness as punishment, which was the very thing they feared most. Why? They had become hard-hearted. So, I realized that an effective prayer might be one that would ask God to forgive his people, yet also convict each individuals heart of personal sin so they don't die in the wilderness. Soften the hearts that have become hard and bring them in right relationship with you, Lord Jesus. I ask you to join with me in asking for forgiveness. Please don't let any fear hold you captive and in the wilderness. "I know there are giants in the land, but we can take them. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. It is our promised land."
Is there some way just like the Israelites that keeps us wandering in the wilderness? The Israelites had a complaining problem and they were ungrateful for what God had already done. I want to be like Caleb and Joshua saying "We can take this land!"
Lord Jesus, I love you so much. Give me and my family and friends a heart that is so soft that you have the most intimate relationship with us. We praise you and thank you for what you have already done. Please Lord give us a true heart of repentance.
Seeking First
As I was reading Numbers 14 yesterday and pondered those words:
Numbers 14:11 "How long will these people reject me? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?'
Are we so blinded by the spirit of deception that we can not even see or remember what he did for us. Even yesterday for that matter.
Jude and I were discussing repentance. I was expressing to him how I repent for others sins as an intercessor, that God would forgive his people "for they know not what they do". His question was: "Can we really repent for another's sin or is it just a self repentance? Or is it that you are actually praying for God to convict that person's heart of the sin they have fallen into?" Somehow God brought me to Numbers 14 through an article I was reading. In Numbers 14:17-20 Moses pleaded with God, asking him to forgive his people. So, If Moses can repent for God's people so can I. God did show mercy on them, because of Moses prayer. Yet they still died in the wilderness as punishment, which was the very thing they feared most. Why? They had become hard-hearted. So, I realized that an effective prayer might be one that would ask God to forgive his people, yet also convict each individuals heart of personal sin so they don't die in the wilderness. Soften the hearts that have become hard and bring them in right relationship with you, Lord Jesus. I ask you to join with me in asking for forgiveness. Please don't let any fear hold you captive and in the wilderness. "I know there are giants in the land, but we can take them. It is a land flowing with milk and honey. It is our promised land."
Is there some way just like the Israelites that keeps us wandering in the wilderness? The Israelites had a complaining problem and they were ungrateful for what God had already done. I want to be like Caleb and Joshua saying "We can take this land!"
Lord Jesus, I love you so much. Give me and my family and friends a heart that is so soft that you have the most intimate relationship with us. We praise you and thank you for what you have already done. Please Lord give us a true heart of repentance.
Seeking First
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