Forbid Folly To Interject

4-5&8-9 4And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, 5 we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. ... 8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him... 2 Cor.7:10For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation,not to be regretted;but the sorrow of the world produces death. ***Why, oh why does human nature so easily forgetto trust our trustworthy Heavenly Father?!Why are we so prone to want so much lessthan He is waiting to lavish us with?!Why are we so easily blinded by circumstancerather than enlightened by His promises?!Oh Lord, grant us godly sorrow that leads to repentance!again and again! ***I am reading through the book of Daniel and am always moved by the accountof Daniel after the decree that none should pray to anyone butKing Darius and anyone who does will be put to death...Dan.6:10Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days... Oh, that we may dare to be a Daniel too;to be un-swayed in our devotion to Godno matter what or who attempts some sadfolly to interject and redirect our worship ! Today's post is also influenced by yesterday's devotionfrom My Utmost for His Highest... Forbid folly to interject and redirect my gaze from HeWhose goodness grants deliverance from hell’s hopeless eternity Whose grace (a gift) bridges the rift that gaped with sin’s unholy strifeWhose mercy gave His Son to brave the death that wrought eternal life Whose blood redeems and washes clean each one who repents and believesWhose joy complete, so rich and sweet, only godly sorrow achieves Whose righteousness, when we confess turns scarlet sins to snowy whiteWhose love anoints all He appoints with His divine power and might Whose law is peace, though wars increase, whose Light no darkest dark can dimForbid folly to interject and redirect my gaze from Him But, let me seek with motive meek, a heart like Daniel, bold and trueThen, humbly bring, my God and King, faithful and thankful praise to You © Janet Martin