Praises for Revival and Restoration

Praises for His Word this morning.  I have been reading through 1st and 2nd Samuel these last few months with my thematic Bible reading and have remembered the life lessons David had.  This study also correlates different chapters and books of the Bible based on theme so this morning when I read about David and Uriah and Bathsheba I also read Psalm 51.  It is beautiful.  It also correlates so well with what we have been reading about in our study this week on possessions and how important it is through this entire study to seek God's heart and to seek restoration and revival.

"A Prayer for Restoration"

Be gracious to me God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant
compassion,
blot out my rebellion,
Wash away my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.
For I am conscious of my rebellion,
and my sin is always before me.
Against You - You alone-
I have sinned
and done this evil in Your sight.
So You are right
when You pass sentence;
You are blameless when You judge.
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother
conceived me."

Surely You desire integrity
in the inner self,
and You teach me wisdom from deep within.
Purify me with hyssop,
and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Turn Your face away from my sins
and blot out all my guilt.

God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit
within me.
Do not banish me from Your presence
or take Your Holy Spirit
from me.
Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,
and give me a willing spirit.
Then I will teach the rebellious
Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed,
God
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing
of Your righteousness.
Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.
You do not want a sacrifice,
or I would give it.
You are not pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit.
God, You will not despise a broken
and humbled heart.

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion
to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then You will delight
in righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on Your altar."

I pray for the same  revival and restoration that David prays for, for me, for my family, for our church, for our state, and for our nation.