12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
Matthew 6:12
6 Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness,
and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.7 When a person’s ways please the Lord,
Proverbs 16:6-7
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Our debts to God
(Personal Confession)
Take a moment to ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness:
If I claim to be without sin, I deceive myself, and the truth is not in me. If I confess my sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive me my sins and purify me from all unrighteousness. If I claim I have not sinned, I make Him a liar and His word is not in me.
1 John 1:8–10 NASB
God promises mercy when we repent of our evil and come back to Him.
Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:7 NASB
The seven “penitential psalms” are Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143,
- A Prayer for Mercy (Psalm 6)
- The Joy of Forgiveness (Psalm 32)
- Prayer of a Suffering Sinner (Psalm 38)
- A Prayer for Restoration (Psalm 51)
- Affliction in light of Eternity (Psalm 102)
- Awaiting Redemption (Psalm 130)
- A Cry for Help (Psalm 143)