Intentions

Reading the 2 Samuel passage of Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant reminded me of Saul and the Amalekites. Although both Uzzah and Saul may have had good intentions behind their actions, they were still being disobedient to God's commands in the end. Both of these instances remind me that because we are such broken and lost people, what we may think are "good" intentions can be tainted and skewed by sin and the enemy if not biblically aligned. This also just emphasizes how much more we need to depend on God's wisdom through the Holy Spirit to make any kind of decision in our life.

Hebrews 8
10 This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 

Thank you God for sending your Son Jesus to make a way for us! Now we have the Holy Spirit to guide us with your laws and precepts day by day so that we may become more holy people.

12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.   

Even when we are disobedient; even when our good intentions may end up being bad ones, He still forgives us and loves us for who we are. Thank you Lord for creating me the way you did!

Lord, let me find such great joy in reading your Word. Grow me to have a stronger inclination for your Word. I pray for your Spirit to really open my eyes to your glory in the Word. I earnestly ask for more wisdom, discernment, and clarity as I read so that your laws will always be on my heart and mind. Let me use it as an arsenal against the enemy. Continue to guide my thoughts and intentions so that you may be glorified and made known through them.