Keep your servant from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression. Psalm 19:13
King David is so real. His words always seem to reveal a man who made mistakes just as I do. His songs beautifully display the joy and the sadness that are merely facts of life. One can plainly see he lived a life that was far from perfect. More than once, David found himself in the middle of predicaments that he caused, and he seemed to fight a lifelong battle to avoid willful sin.
Yet despite his shortcomings, he was God's anointed king. During his reign, Israel experienced peace and prosperity. He chased after the Lord, and the Lord blessed the entire nation. He was a blessed man, but the greatest blessing of all: it from was his bloodline that the Messiah would come.
Lord, like David, I long to be a man after Your heart. How can I ever reach it? How will I ever become the kind of man You would chase after? My heart has so often been filled with pride. Too many times I have chosen rebellion over obedience. Other times I have knowingly walked into dark places.
Yet, even there... I have not been able to escape Your love.
Father, my only hope is You. It is only by Your Spirit that I do not willfully choose rebellion everyday. My heart can be easily deceived. Help me to seek you every morning. Help me to find you every evening.
Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression - by the precious blood of the Lamb.