Father, who is a God like You, whose glory covers the heavens? You measure the earth and send the rain and snow. You divided the earth with waters. The mountains see You and tremble. You are the Almighty God, Creator, and a covenant-keeping Redeemer. You go out for the salvation of Your beloved. Forgive us, Father, for we have sinned against You.
The things we idolize are of no value. The choices we make speak of our unrighteousness. Yet You seek us to turn to You, to recognize our fallen state and accept the transformation from lost sinner to redeemed saint through belief in Christ. You create a newness, an eternal hope, and adopt us to be of Your household. Draw us close for Your name’s sake. Let Your face shine upon us and be gracious to us. Lift up Your countenance upon us and grant us peace. Put Your name upon us and bless us in the name and authority of Jesus, according to Your good and perfect will. Amen.
“We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You. Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us. Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for You, Since You have made all these.” (Jeremiah 14: 20-22 NKJV)
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Joy S Taylor is a follower of Christ, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree that God graciously allowed at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery, using what God had done in her life to point others to the healing only Jesus gives. Now retired, she concentrates on writing for Jesus from her beloved hickory grove in Indiana, yet devotes some of her time to volunteering.