“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.
Luke 1:68
Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife.
2 Samuel 12:9
Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
Romans 7:24-25
Lord Jesus, there are times when our shortcomings baffle us. We can wander so far from you, and yet, we are never out of your reach. Thank you for never giving up on us. Amen.
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