QT 2/28/2024 Ps 25:1-7, We need mercy to cover our shame

Psalm 25:1–7 (ESV) —

1 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

2 O my God, in you I trust;

let me not be put to shame;

let not my enemies exult over me.

3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

for they have been from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your steadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

 

NOTE: It's hard to pray like David, "let me not be put to shame," when sometimes you feel so lousy over something that happened. You put your foot in your mouth or said something you should not have about another person, and so on. We are all such sinners, although we tend to hide sin even from ourselves … "oh, I said that because I wanted to help the person." We justify gossip. We justify our "white" lies, which are still lies (with no qualifiers attached). "Remember your mercy" should be our life song. Where would we be without God's mercy and also God's grace? Remember, mercy is not getting what you deserve and grace is getting what you don't deserve.

 

PONDER:

1. What am I doing that I need God's mercy and forgiveness?

 

PRAYER: Father, have mercy on me. I need you in my weakness.