Acts 23 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Acts 23.

Meditate on verse 1.

Paul, looking intently at the council, said,

“Brethren, I have lived my life with a

perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”

The man who murdered believers and after becoming a Christian, still struggled with sin (Romans 7:14-25) said, “I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”

Was he delusional or in denial? No! Paul knew the forgiveness of God covers not only sin, but also conscience. Paul knew “as far as the east is from the west, so far has God removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103:12).

Paul knew this truth about God, “God has kept my soul from the pit of nothingness, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back” (Isaiah 38:17).

Paul knew that God cast all of his sins into the depths of the sea (Micah 7:19). The blood of Jesus Christ cleansed him from ALL sin (1 John 1:7), and that included the sin of his guilty conscience.

Confess your sins and repent in obedience to your LORD Jesus Christ. Know with confidence that God not only casts your sin into the depths of the sea, but also your guilt and shame. Now, armed with the truth of God’s Word, you can say, “Because of the blood of Jesus Christ, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”

Pray Acts 23:1 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“God, thank You for Your forgiveness

that gives ________ and me

a perfectly good conscience before You. 

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell