Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Psalm 25 verses 7 through 14:
7 Gracious and upright is the Lord;
therefore he teaches sinners in his way.
8 He guides the humble in doing right
and teaches his way to the lowly.
9 All the paths of the Lord are love and faithfulness
to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
10 For your Name's sake, O Lord,
forgive my sin, for it is great.
11 Who are they who fear the Lord?
he will teach them the way that they should choose.
12 They shall dwell in prosperity,
and their offspring shall inherit the land.
13 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him
and will show them his covenant.
14 My eyes are ever looking to the Lord,
for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
God is faithful in all things and in all God’s word. God’s word is God’s bond. And God’s covenant knows no end. So God redeems the sinner and brings back the wanderer. God is faithful even when we are not.
So the humble find guidance in the LORD. The meek find restoration. The truly penitent find redemption.
“We ask these things in your name and for your name’s sake.” These are the words we use to close our prayer of confession. We ask for forgiveness and restoration in the name of God. We ask not for our own name’s sake. We ask for God’s namesake.
And God, hearing our words and knowing our hearts, remembers God’s covenant with us, and turns in mercy and restores us once again.
By grace we are saved. By grace God saves us. Morning by morning God’s mercies come to those who are humble enough to ask in need and to receive in pure mercy.
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