Oct. 20
FROM EVERY SIN
"He shall save his people from their sins" Matt. 1:21
Lord, save me from my sins. By thy name of Jesus I am encouraged
thus to pray. Save me from my past sins, that the habit of them may
not hold me captive. Save me from my constitutional sins, that I may
not be the slave of my own weaknesses. Save me from the sins which are
continually under my eye that I may not lose my horror of them. Save
me from secret sins; sins unperceived by me from my want of light.
Save me from sudden and surprising sins: let me not be carried off my
feet by a rush of temptation. Save me, Lord, from every sin. Let not
any iniquity have dominion over me."
Thou alone canst do this. I cannot snap my own chains or slay my
own enemies. Thou knowest temptation, for thou wast tempted. Thou
knowest sin, for thou didst bear the weight of it. Thou knowest how to
succor me in my hour of conflict; thou canst save me from sinning, and
save me when I have sinned. It is promised in thy very name that thou
wilt do this, and I pray thee let me this day verify the prophecy. Let
me not give way to temper, or pride, or despondency, or any form of
evil; but do thou save me unto holiness of life, that thy name of
Jesus may be glorified in me abundantly.