Praise To My Savior

Teach me your ways, O LORD,

that I may live according to your truth!

Grant me purity of heart,

so that I may honor you.

With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God.

I will give glory to your name forever,

for your love for me is very great.

You have rescued me from the depths of death.

Psalm 86:11-13

As we grasp the enormity of what God has done for us, we look for ways to declare our love for God. Because the Lord had saved David from death, David expressed his deep love for God in exuberant gratitude: “With all my heart I will praise you.” Yet as he approached God in prayer, David realized his life didn’t measure up to God’s standards. But he still wanted to honor God with his life, so he prayed that God would grant him a pure heart. He wanted to remain in unbroken fellowship with God, so he asked God to teach him his ways.

When we pray, we need to remind ourselves what a privilege it is to approach the Lord. We were in the depths of sin, but the Lord has elevated us so that we can stand in his presence. Ask the Lord today to teach you how you should live according to his ways.

• O Lord, I thank you for saving me and ask you to teach me your ways . . .