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If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18
D.L. MOODY
I sometimes tremble when I hear people quote promises and say that God is bound to fulfill those promises to them when, all the time, there is some sin in their lives they are not willing to give up. It is well for us to search our hearts and find out why it is that our prayers are not answered.
ERWIN LUTZER
To be alone in the presence of God is the only path of self-discovery. Only with total openness in His presence do we know who we are— nothing more, nothing less. Your identity is not who your friends, your family, or even your church thinks you are. Ask yourself, “Who am I in God’s presence?”
Moody was right about stressing the need for self-examination. We must pray, “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” (Psalm 139:23–24). We must come to God in desperation, willing to see what He shows us about ourselves. Like Jacob, we often wrestle with God, but just as God crippled Jacob, our weakness will become our strength.
Sin left unconquered saps our joy and steals our fellowship with God.
PRAYER
God, I open my life to you. Search me and show me what you see.
Grant me the humility to be able to admit who I am so I can become who you want me to be.
I give myself to you unreservedly.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What will it take for you to prioritize a quiet hour before God?Honestly ask yourself this question: “Who am I in God’s presence?”