He shall save His people from their sins. -Matthew 1:21
Lord, save me from my sins. By the name of Jesus I am encouraged thus to pray. Save me from my past sins, that the habit of them may not hold me captive. Save me from my constitutional sins, that I may not be the slave of my own weaknesses. Save me from the sins which are continually under my eye that I may not lose my horror of them. Save me from secret sins; sins unperceived by me from my want of light. Save me from sudden and surprising sins: let me not be carried off my feet by a rush of temptation. Save me, Lord, from every sin. Let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Thou alone canst do this. I cannot snap my own chains or slay my own enemies. Thou knowest temptation, for Thou wast tempted. Thou knowest sin, for Thou didst bear the weight of it. Thou knowest how to succor me in my hour of conflict; Thou canst save me from sinning and save me when I have sinned. It is promised in Thy very name that Thou wilt do this, and I pray Thee let me this day verify the prophecy. Let me not give way to temper, or pride, or despondency, or any form of evil; but do Thou save me unto holiness of life, that the name of Jesus may be glorified in me abundantly. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
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Yeah, the slavery of my own weakness is tough. It might sound strange, but my weakness is very strong to dominate me.
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Not strange at all! Even Paul had to say that what he desired to do was in him but he found he did it not and what he did not want to do he found that he did do it! Who, did he say, would deliver him from his body of sin? Our Lord Jesus! Thank God for the Holy Spirit’s conviction when we fall into sin. We no longer practice sin but the conviction of it when we commit it shows that we are not bound by it. God bless you!
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