A prayer of humble confession
This devotional prayer by Jon Mahtani offers a deeply personal meditation on human sinfulness and the doctrine of total depravity, calling believers to humble self-examination rather than mere intellectual assent to Reformed doctrine. Through confession and supplication, the author wrestles with pride, self-justification, and the tendency to focus on others' sins while minimizing one's own, seeking God's mercy and transformative grace. The resource combines biblical exposition with practical spiritual introspection, making it suitable for those seeking to move from doctrinal knowledge to lived humility and genuine repentance.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. II Chronicles 7:14 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that...
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