Prayer against presumptuous sin. Heavenly Father,
I come before you with a humble and repentant
heart, asking you to search me and know me. Your
word warns in Psalm 1913, keep back your servant
also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have
dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless,
and I shall be innocent of great transgression.
Lord, I ask You to restrain me from every willful
and arrogant sin that rises up in pride and self
-dependence. Forgive me, Father, for the times
I have knowingly stepped outside of Your will,
justifying my actions or ignoring the conviction
of Your Spirit. I do not want to walk in self
-righteousness, but in the fear of the Lord,
which is the beginning of wisdom. Your word says
in Numbers 15, 30, and 31 that the person who
does anything presumptuously brings reproach
on the Lord. Lord, let me never take Your grace
for granted or treat Your commands lightly. Help
me to walk in reverence, submission, and humility.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew
a right spirit within me. Psalm 51. 10. Help
me not to trust in my own understanding, but
to acknowledge you in all my ways, Proverbs 3
.5 .6, so that I will not fall into sin through
pride or careless disobedience. Reveal to me,
Lord, any area where I am blind to my own faults.
Let me not deceive myself or harden my heart,
for your word says in Hebrews 3 .13, Exort one
another daily, lest any of you be hardened through
the deceitfulness of sin. Clothe me with humility,
for you resist the proud, but give grace to the
humble. James 4 -6. Lead me by your spirit, so
I will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh. Galatians
5 -16. And teach me to delight in doing your
will, O God. I declare that sin shall not have
dominion over me, for I am not under law, but
under grace." Romans 6, 14. Strengthen me to
walk in obedience, holiness, and truth, not by
my power, but by yours. Thank you, Father, for
your mercy and for correcting those you love.
Keep me from wandering, and let the words of
my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable
in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19, 14, in Jesus' holy name, amen.