91 Days of Victory – Day 69 (2026/05/07)

 

O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you. Psalm 69 is an amazing Psalm and as I read through it, I see so much of what I battle with, and I can relate with David. I want to pause at verse 5 for a moment today and just remind you about grace. I will take myself as I explain and if it rings a bell well, then grace will abound. Isn’t it interesting that many people when confronted or proved wrong in an argument turn to swearing and insults and few will have the guts to admit they are wrong and apologise. Now, when I confronted a fellow driver on the road because he skipped a red robot and drove in right in front of me and when I pressed on the horn, he reacted. His argument is that there are two lanes thus it justifies the wrong and going over a red light is acceptable. Now how many times do we try to justify sin when we know we are wrong. We would look for a loophole or seek a different opinion so that just maybe somewhere someone would have empathy with our situation. In other words, we try to tell the Bible that the Bible might not be correct in this case the writer (The Holy Spirit) meant if differently when in fact He is the one condemning us of our mistake. Again, why argue it instead of accepting it as wrong and apologising to God and the Holy Spirit and seek forgiveness from the Lord and most importantly work to not fall in the same trap again. I have nothing against standing up for what is right and taking on someone that is wrong, as long as we do it respectfully and with Biblical authority. I appreciate correction and criteria as long as it is to better me and to show me my short cummings. It is imperative that we do not react in the same manner the offended person does and even if it is a waste of good air, it will leave a seed and maybe someday carry fruit. We should never underestimate Holy Spirit guidance in a stern word to redirect someone but on many occasions it may seem trivial. I have written to you about this before and I am repeating myself but in essence I need us (me included) to not take the guidance, counselling and conviction of the Holy Spirit lightly but to embrace it and seek more of Him in our journey ahead. That is why I pray boldly; “But I keep praying to you, LORD, hoping this time you will show me favor. In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation. Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper! Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters. Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me”. Have an awesome day, my friend. It will all work out for good, just keep trusting the Lord.