A PRAYER IN THE LIGHT OF HER STORY:
“My Lord and my God!
What terrible mistake I made when I answered the
king’s petition to come see him and a let my heart fall for him, betraying my
husband and offending You my Lord!I I thought that by having the king´s favor it
all would be fine. But I only fooled and
defiled myself! How vile and arrogant we
were! How could we believe we could get away with such sin? And this was only
the beginning of the spiral of sins that we kept falling into! After Your prophet Nathan rebuked my husband
about our terrible sins, we both repented with all our hearts, our sins were
always before us… what could we do to receive Your forgiveness, for were not
worthy of it? But you showed my husband
that:
“My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart
[broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not
despise.” (Psalm 51:17)
When the time came,
and I gave birth to our child - the
fruit of our sin- in your Sovereignty,
You let him become very ill. Both my husband and I cried out to You,
knowing You were the only answer to our affliction
“Be gracious and merciful
to me, O Lord,
For to You I cry out all the day long.
4 Make Your servant rejoice, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul [all that I am—in prayer].
5 For You, O Lord, are good, and ready
to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and
ever]; And abundant in loving-kindness and overflowing
in mercy to all those who call upon You.
6 Hear, O Lord, my prayer; And listen attentively to the
voice of my supplications (specific requests)!
7 In the day of my trouble I will call
upon You ,For You will answer me.” (Psalm 86:3-7)
Days went by and our child died! My heart
was broken, but my husband gave me the comfort and the peace You had given him through prayer and by the words of Your prophet!
And in your loving-kindness in Your time, You gave us the joy of conceiving and giving birth
to another baby! A child loved by You, my Lord!! My heart if full and rejoices in You with
praise::
“There is no one like You among the gods, O
Lord, Nor are there any works [of wonder and majesty]
like Yours.”
9 All nations whom You have made shall come
and kneel down in worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name.
10 For You are great and do wondrous
works! You alone are God.
11 Teach me Your way, O Lord, I will walk and live
in Your truth;
Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence
and submissive wonder].
12 I will give thanks and praise
You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; And will glorify
Your name forevermore.
13 For great is Your loving-kindness and graciousness
toward me;
And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from
death].
15 But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects
and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in loving-kindness and truth.
(Psalm 86:8-13, 15 AMP)
Amen!
Mari Salinas
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