10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
Psalm 51:10-13
Questions for Reflection:
Where might you need a renewal today?
Why do you think "joy" and "willingness" sustain the author of this Psalm?
Who might you "teach God's ways" to?
Prayer of the Week:
Holy Spirit, thank you for coming. I love You, I worship You, I trust You. I praise and thank You for enabling me to believe and live, in Jesus name!
I now receive all the work and triumph in Pentecost through which You have come. You have clothed me with power from on high. You have sealed me in Christ, become my union with the Father and the Son, the Spirit of truth in me, the life of God in me, my counselor, comforter, healer, strength, and guide. (You may pray here about specific needs today for the Spirit’s counsel, comfort, strength, healing and guidance.)
I honor You as Lord, and I fully give to You every aspect and dimension of my spirit, soul, body, heart, mind, and will—to be filled with You, to walk in step with You in all things. Fill me afresh, Holy Spirit. (Slowly repeat this phrase a couple of times, pausing to simply receive Him)
Restore my union with the Father and the Son. Lead me into all truth, anoint me for all of my life and walk and calling, and lead me deeper into Jesus today. I receive You with thanks, and I give You total claim to my life. In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen
