Lord, it sounds so simple.

Don’t do what is evil, just do what is good. It is all You ask of Your children. And yet, time and again, in so many areas, in so many ways, we do the opposite; we choose to do that which is evil in Your sight.

Forgive me Lord for the choices I make, my acts of disobedience, the sins I commit. Forgive me for the sorrow my sin causes You and for the hurt I cause to to others. Lord, do not let me fall into temptation, deliver me from evil.

This is my hope and assurance: Though I sin, because of Your sacrificial love, I can come boldly before Your throne and stand forgiven. You in me, me in You; forever will it be.

Thank You Jesus that even though I fail, Your promises will not fail.

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“Songs in the Morning” Sandra Bivens Smith. Copyright ©️ 2023