Have I pleased You Lord?

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer".           Psalm 19:14.  NKJV

Back in the '80's, I heard a preacher from another country preach at a nearby church. He said that at night before he went to sleep, he would always say in his prayers, 'Lord, have I pleased You today?' This had a lasting effect on me and I can remember it as if it was yesterday. I thought, what a challenging question to ask God each evening.

I personally feel that the text above perfectly underpins that question he asked the Lord. It is us, baring our soul to God and asking Him if we have pleased Him in all that we have done for Him Many of us, would have to add our requests for forgiveness before we had the nerve to ask Him this. but really, if we had the habit of asking Him for forgiveness straightaway after we know we have sinned, this wouldn't be a problem. Don't forget, once we confess our sin, we receive forgiveness at once, we don't have to keep on asking Him, no matter how convicted we feel.

So, is this something you feel would be good for you to ask each evening? If so, incorporate it in your end of day prayer. As you get used to this, it most certainly makes one think of how we need to be more and more respectful to Jesus. He is our friend, this is true. But He is also our King - our God. We wouldn't dare consider being disrespectful to our King here in the UK, so we should remember that Jesus is the King of all kings.

There is a need to be careful what comes out of our mouth each time we open it. We also need to clean our heart up because this is where the stuff comes that feeds our mouth with bad things. Once we can say this verse without stumbling, we will know that we have got it right. Our words and our actions will be acceptable to Him and, His love and power will surround us. 

Try and keep sight of the fact that Jesus Christ is our Redeemer. God purchased us at a great price so that we would be able to respect and serve Jesus. We were on route to hell but Jesus grabbed us from the flames and declared that we were His and His alone. When you look at it this way, words become impossible to thank Him for this. But we don't have to, all He wants is our love and allegiance to Him.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
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