Psalm 26

Test me, LORD, and try me;
examine my heart and mind.
For your faithful love guides me,
and I live by your truth..

David had amazing confidence in his relationship with the Lord – and must have been diligent in his spiritual life. Amazing: to challenge the Lord to examine him, to test him because he was certain of his integrity before the Lord.

This must have been “the David” – the man after God’s heart.

Lord, my confidence is only in Jesus Christ.

In Him I stand before you and can withstand the scrutiny of your righteous judgment.

Without Christ I am guilty.

Full of insecurity.

I know my heart is not pure.

My confidence, though, is in Christ!

In Christ alone, my hope is found.