An Open Heart Before God

Search me, O God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Point out anything in me that offends you,

and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 139:23-24

In Psalm 139, David celebrated God’s intimate knowledge of him—for “you saw me before I was born. . . . Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed” (v. 16). David prayerfully realized that God knew everything he did and thought. David’s response was to ask God to purify him. He knew that his own perception of sin was limited. There might be something in his life that offended the Almighty, something David wasn’t aware of. So David prayed, “Point out anything in me that offends you.”

We, too, should confess our sins and ask God to show us where we have wronged him. Quiet your heart before the Lord today, and ask God to search your heart and point out anything that offends him.

• Holy Lord, point out anything in me that offends you . . .