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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Prayer – Psalm 139:23-24 – Search Me – Growing As Disciples

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

Work In Me

I’m not going to hold back. I’m not going to hide. I’m not going to be reluctant. I’m not going to be hesitant. I’m not going to be timid. I’m boldly going to lay a request before you. What’s that? I’m going to ask that you search me. I’m going to ask that you test me. You seem quite confident. You seem so very sure. Not in me, that’s for sure. What do you mean by that? I’m sure that you are going to find things in me that are not pleasing to you. You won’t have to look long and hard to see things that you will want to remove from my life. I know that I am a sinner. I know that I have sinned against you in my thoughts, words and deeds. So, you aren’t sure that I won’t find anything in you that is displeasing to me? Just the opposite. So, why are you so confident and bold in your prayer? I am sure about you.

What are you sure about me? I know that you love me. I know that you are my Heavenly Father. I know that I am your child. I know that you have begun a good work in me that you will bring to completion. I know that I am the work of your hands. I know that you are molding and shaping my life. I know that I am and will be a masterpiece because your work in, for and through me will not stop until the day that I come to see you face to face. Then I will be completely changed. Yes, that is all true.

What else do you know? I know that it would be foolish to not want you to do your full work in, for and through me. It would be really stupid to hold on to sinful thoughts, words or deeds that are not pleasing to you. It would be really dumb to think that I could hide anything in me that displeases you. That’s right. I know that it may be painful, at times, to have you remove from my life what is displeasing to you. Your work in, for or through me might feel like major surgery. I might have some fear. I might have some trepidation. I might be a little anxious. But, I know that it will all be worth it, to have you do your work in, for and through me. So, I will say it again. Search me. Test me. I want to be the whole and healthy person you have called me to be. I want to live the live that you are calling me to live. I want to live in every way that pleases you.  I want to do your will and walk in your ways. That is very good. I will hear and answer your prayer. I will do my work in, for and through you. Thank you, Lord. 

Lord, it is an uncomfortable experience to ask you to search me. I strongly suspect you will show me things about myself that I would rather not see. Yet, I want to be changed. Remove offensive ways in me. Lead me to live in your ways that are pleasing to you. Amen

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Any Offensive Way In Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – If – Psalm 139:23-24 – Any Offensive Way In Me – Growing As Disciples

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV) 

Search Me

I have nothing I want to hide. I welcome you to search my life. That does not mean that I think that I am perfect. I am far from that. I am a sinner that is for sure. I have thought, said and done what is not pleasing to you. I have sinned both in my actions and in my inaction. Why do you want me to examine your life? Why do you feel so confident in your request? My confidence is not in myself. My confidence is in you. I know that you love me. I know that you are on my side. I know that you have your best in mind for me. It is very good that you are confident in me. I want what you want. I want to fully live the life that you have called me to live. I don’t want to fall short of your hopes, and dreams and plans for me. I don’t want anything to hinder all that you want to do in and through my life. You are right in your thinking. 

I know that I have been making a mistake. What kind of mistake have you been making? I have been living an unexamined life. I have not asked you to examine my life nearly enough. I have been showing you your sins. Yes, I know. But, I have not asked you to show me my sin. I have not welcomed your examination of my life. I have not sat to listen to what you might want to say to me about what I have thought, said and done. I have not made confession of my sins a regular part of the end of each of my days. I’m suspecting that you want me to see more of my sin. Why is that? As I see what you want me to see, I will know how you want to mold and shape my life. I will allow you to do what you want to do in and through me. Yes, You will.

So what is your plan? I will sit before you at the end of each day. I will ask you to examine my life. I will ask you to show me what you want me to see. I will listen to all that you want me to hear. I will allow you to work in my life. I will allow you to make me into the person that you have called me to be. That will be very good.

Lord, I have no desire to hide anything from you. I want my life to be like an open book before you. Examine my life closely. Remove anything and everything from my life that is not pleasing to you. I welcome your work in my life. Amen

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If – Psalm 139-23-24 – Any Offensive Way In Me – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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