Lord God, You Are My Sword Sharpener
August 9 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Ezekiel 21-24
Key Verse – Ezekiel 21:9 … Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished.
LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY SWORD SHARPENER
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my sinfulness
Thank You for melting my transgressions by Your righteousness
To be refurbished with Your cleanliness
As I set my face toward Your reigning holiness.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my pride’s fury
Thank You for consuming my loftiness in Your glory
To be delivered by Your meekness-victory
As I fuel my humility with Your sacrificial story.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my desperation
Thank You for smiting my frustration through Your compassion
To be disciplined by Your dealing sanction
As I enjoy my inheritance with Your constant inspiration.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my carnal achievement
Thank You for sanctifying my heart from guilt’s judgment
To be purged by Your checking accomplishment
As I confess my fruitlessness for servanthood-fulfillment.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my deceitfulness-blight
Thank You for correcting my heart from arrogance-flight
To be girded by Your wisdom of Scriptural insight
As I submit my ignorance to Your caring delight.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my futility
Thank You for plucking off my filthiness and impurity
To be washed by Your blood-whitening chastity
As I entrust to You my trust that desires faith’s miraculous reality.
Lord God, You are my sword Sharpener against my selfish choice
Thank You for hindering my ways that listen to perversion-voice
To be directed by Your excellence-poise
As I open my ears to Your Word, conquering unbelief’s noise.
August 9, 2023
Copyright © Beata Agustin | Year Posted 2023
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