Vindicated

Last Friday, I decided I didn't need to wait for the new year, to start having a devotion every morning again. I had been slacking "due to the busyness of the holidays" and was really missing the Lord.

So...being the fate tester I am, I opened my Bible to Psalms 26 (since it was the 26th day of the month) and started reading:

"Vindicate me, O Lord..."

Yes, Lord! This is perfect! Please vindicate me! Clear me of blame, give me a fresh start!! Then I read on...

"...for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord without wavering."

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr (sound of a car slamming on the breaks)!

Maybe I should try the 26th chapter of another book?? But just before I turned the page to find something I thought would be a little more suitable to read, I heard a gentle voice telling me to read on.

So I did.

"Test me, O Lord, and try me,"

"for your love is ever before me,"

"Redeem me and be merciful to me."

Wow. As I sat there awestruck I let the Lord redeem me and remind me that every morning I am given another chance to get things right. To be more dedicated to Him, to be a kinder wife, a more patient mother and to make better decisions! And what perfect timing. With the new year right around the corner the Lord showed me that this can be a Psalm I claim for the New Year. How incredible is He!!?? That He would find favor in ME? A broken, imperfect, impatient, judgmental, tongue- flapping woman!

Thank you God for vindication through your perfect Son, Jesus Christ!