For indeed He was crucified
because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we also are
weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed
toward you. —2 Corinthians 13:4
Our Father, we all struggle with
weakness. We're reminded almost every day that we don't have it all together.
We need You. We have heartaches and disappointments that haven't gone away . .
. the grief of broken relationships, illnesses, and recent deaths. We invite
You to enter in, Lord. Enter into all of that on our behalf. Through Your
presence may we find relief and release from that which has bound us, tied us
up within. We're able to take only so much, and sometimes we come to a virtual
breaking point. In our times of physical and emotional weakness, we need Your
comfort and Your strength.
We are also stalked by sin. We
need Your grace. Sin has taken a terrible toll on the human condition. And
though we are well-versed in every possible way of ignoring it or explaining it
away, today we come to terms with it. Surely we have failed or fallen in some
area just this week, and the ache of that nags us and troubles us—some needless
words, some outburst of anger, some lingering resentment, or some caustic
response. Lord, thank You for the blood of Christ that keeps on cleansing us
from all sins, including these. Forgive us, our Father. Remove from us the
enemy's desire to make us ashamed and to drag us under the load of that
failure. May we remember that in Your grace You not only forgive, You wipe the
slate clean. Thank You that You know our weakness and love us nevertheless.
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