---INTENTIONAL REPENTING ~~

~~"Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my anxious thoughts,
And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
and lead me in the everlasting way." ~~
---[PSALM 139:32-24]--


--Intentional repenting is also the first step in removing personal sin. Thus, David prayed: “Search me, God, and know my heart. . . . See if there is any offensive way in me” (Psalm 139:23–24).

What a wise approach, to go after our sin by asking God to show it to us. He above all knows everything about us. “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me,” wrote the psalmist. “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (vv. 1–2).

“Such knowledge,” David added, “is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain” (v. 6). Even before a sin takes root, therefore, God can alert us to the danger. He knows our “landscape.” So when a sneaky sinful attitude tries to take root, He’s first to know and point it out.

--,"“Where can I go from your Spirit,” wrote David. “Where can I flee from your presence?” (v. 7). May we closely follow our Savior to higher ground!

--Father, G-D, when You show me my personal sin, lead me to repentance and help me to change that area in my life. In Jesus Name. ~ Ameh"

--ODB/PR~