Lord of holiness,
You commanded Israel to remove what was unclean,
to confront sin,
to guard the camp where You dwelt.
For You are not a God who winks at wickedness.
You are the God who is holy,
whose presence cannot be mocked,
whose dwelling must not be defiled.
Search me, O God.
Expose what I would rather hide.
Shine light on the secret places
where pride grows in the shadows,
where bitterness lingers in silence,
where compromise takes root unseen.
Do not let me carry uncleanness
into the place where You have chosen to dwell.
Better to be broken by confession
than destroyed by rebellion.
Better to be cleansed by Your mercy
than to be consumed by Your fire.
You called Israel to honesty,
to confess wrongs,
to make restitution,
to be reconciled.
Lord, give me courage to confess quickly,
to seek forgiveness humbly,
to restore what I have broken.
Make me a person who treasures reconciliation,
who longs for peace,
who refuses to let wounds fester in silence.
Teach me that purity is not isolation,
but restoration.
Father, You gave laws for the unfaithful,
for hearts that strayed in secret.
You are the God who knows the hidden places.
No oath, no ritual, no act of concealment
escapes Your eyes.
Lord, I tremble,
for I know how easily my heart wanders.
Keep me faithful,
O God.
Bind my heart to You with cords of grace.
When temptation whispers,
let Your Spirit shout louder.
When my steps falter,
steady me with Your hand.
And when I fail,
do not cast me away.
Cleanse me with the blood of Christ,
the only sacrifice that can make me pure.
For He bore my guilt
and washed away my uncleanness.
He was broken outside the camp
so that I might be brought inside forever.
So let my life,
O Lord,
be a dwelling where You are pleased to stay.
Not perfect,
but purified by grace.
Not spotless in myself,
but made holy by Your presence.
Let my words,
my thoughts,
my actions,
be like incense rising,
a fragrance of Christ
in whom there is no defilement.
Dwell among me, Lord.
Walk in my camp.
Make my heart a place
where holiness and mercy meet.
And let my life declare:
God is here.
In the name of Jesus,
my cleansing, my covering,
my righteousness,
Amen.