Tag: Wounded conscience

Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.

When the Lord does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel, there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. (1 Samuel 25:28, 30-31)

Abigail’s words struck me today.

“Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.”

That’s my prayer.

I don’t want to have remorse or a troubled conscience because of bad choices I made.

But that can easily happen when I get swept away by my emotions. Especially anger.

That nearly happened to David.

I’ve never gotten close to killing anyone as David did. But I can think of stupid things I’ve said or done because of anger.

I don’t want to be that way.

Father, guard my heart, especially against anger. It’s so easy to get swept away by it. But anger doesn’t bring about the kind of righteous life you desire of me.

Throughout my life, may evil not be found in me. Instead, let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, my Redeemer, and my good God.