تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
احب هذا الطلب الذي يساله صديق عزيز لي باستمرار من الرب: "علمني بلطف ان اكون متواضعاً يا أبي" . التحول هو عمل شاق ويحتاج صبر اكبر من جهة اكثر من جهتنت نحن . نشكر الله على نعمته التي تسمح لنا بالاعتراف بخطايانا وبالرغم من ذلك نظل نحظي بالحضور الي مقدسه و محضره الرائع. هو مستحق منا كل الشكر لانه لا يعاملنا كما نستحق، لكن كما نحتاج (راجع مزمور 103).
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Jeremiah frequently struggled with the hard message the Lord gave him to communicate to God's people. He often wept over and complained to God about what he was given to communicate. While he knew he was wrong to complain, he begged the Lord to correct him with justice and mercy, not anger and punishment. This request reminds me of a similar request a good friend regularly makes of the Lord when he prays, recognizing his own weaknesses and failings: "Humble me gently, Father," he often prays. Our transformation, which requires correction and grace, is hard work and requires even more patience on God's part than on our part. So we thank God for his grace, which lets us admit our sin and yet still come into his holy and awesome presence, knowing he will be both just and merciful, righteous and gracious. Thankfully, the Lord doesn't treat us as we deserve but as we need (Psalm 103:1-22). We, too, can pray, "Correct me, Lord, but only with justice — not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing."
صلاتي
إلهي الحبيب، انا اخطئ و لكني لا احب ان اكون خاطئ ، لكنني مازلت اجد نفسي مستسلماً لبعض نقاط ضعفي الطويلة الأمد. من فضلك صححني و وضعني على طريق الصلاح. اريد ان اكرمك اكثر من ان ارضيك، لذا ارجوك نقي قلبي باستمرار من النفاق والخداع والضعف الروحي. ادخلني الي العمق فى القداسة. غيرني لأتمثل أكثر بالمسيح الرب. في اسم يسوع اصلى. آمين.
My Prayer...
Dear God, I sin. I don't like it when I sin, but I still find myself succumbing to some of my long-standing weaknesses. Please correct me and put me on the path of righteousness, dear Father, but please humble me gently, not correcting me in your anger but in transforming me by your discipline and grace. Even more than wanting to please you, dear Father, I want to honor you even more. So please, gently and consistently rid my heart of duplicity, deceit, and spiritual weakness. Nurture me in holiness. In Jesus' name. Amen.
