"Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you." Psalm 51:12 NLT
Police in New Haven, CT, are investigating after a woman was robbed at knife point early Sunday morning while she was out running. The 25-year-old woman, who didn't want to be identified, said she was running near her home when two men got out of a parked car and one of them asked her the time. The victim said she ignored the man but he grabbed her sweatshirt and held up a knife. After a brief tussle, she says, she fell to the ground and the man stole her cell phone.
But you know, as frightening as this story was, it's comforting to know that our chances of being robbed at knife point are very slim. Unfortunately though, many of us allow ourselves to be robbed of something much more valuable than a cell phone every day... our joy. David certainly understood that. After committing adultery with Bathsheba and having her husband killed to hide it, David was confronted by the prophet Nathan and convicted of his sin. Overcome with guilt and in desperate need of redemption, he called out to the Father. And you know what? God heard David's prayer and forgave him. And while David still had to face the consequences for his actions, his relationship with the Lord was restored - as was the joy he so desperately craved.
So if you, like David, have allowed your joy to be stolen because of sin, I urge you to pray as he did, "Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you."
Heavenly Father, thank You for the promise that you will restore the joy to all those lacking it if they will simply confess their sin and turn back to You. Remind us that a right relationship with You always comes with the peace and happiness our hearts crave. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Restore me - Anthony Evans
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