Our devotional thought comes from Psalm 41:4.
“I said, ‘O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.'”
It’s just one sentence. But what a sentence it is.
David doesn’t dress it up. He doesn’t make excuses or try to hide behind fancy words. He simply says what every heart needs to say at some point: “I’ve sinned. I need healing. I need grace.”
There’s no grand speech here. No deal-making. No list of promises to do better next time. Just honesty. Just humility. Just a soul that knows it can’t fix itself.
This little verse models how to come back to God.
We all stumble. We all fall. But the beauty of God’s mercy is that He doesn’t wait for us to climb our way back up before He listens. He listens the moment our hearts turn toward Him. Confession isn’t a punishment—it’s the pathway to healing.
Every person should confess in prayer.
Not because God doesn’t already know—but because we need to say it. We need to unload the guilt. We need to come home.
And when we do, we find what David found: grace, healing, and the open arms of a God who loves us still.
So, take a moment. Speak honestly. God’s not looking for perfect words. Just a sincere heart.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.