In giving his “whole heart” to God he holds nothing back – there isn’t some area of his life he doesn’t surrender to God. It’s possible to appear to honor God when we do nothing of the sort. “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me” (Matt. In giving his “whole heart” to God there is no hypocrisy – there isn’t any seeming to give his heart to God while it’s far from him. He hears and heeds the message for cleaning up his life – he responds by giving his whole heart to God. Let us be those who give heed to the word of God, who pay attention to it, that we may cleanse our lives.Īre you paying careful attention to the Bible? Are you using it to clean up your life? Our Decision, v 10 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves” (Js. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man” (Matt. If we just hear the Word of God but we pay not attention to it, we will not be able to cleanse our lives. “Heed” basically means “to exercise great care over,” “to give careful attention to.” The Bible will not help us get rid of sin unless we pay careful attention to it. Likewise, there is no sin that the Bible cannot eradicate.
There is no stain that a cleanser cannot eradicate. “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you” (Jn. 1:5).īut, the blood of Jesus is not going to keep us from future sin, get sin out of our lives – the Word of God does that. “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood” (Rev. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn. The blood of Jesus cleanses us from past sins. Compare that with how the world thinks – they aren’t interested in cleaning up their lives (except when things spiral totally out of control) they just want all the pleasure and satisfaction they can get out of life.Ĭan you identify with the psalmist’s desire? Have you found yourself confessing the same sins? Do you long for victory over sin? Our Detergent, v 9 Too, if we’re walking in the light, we should really be trying even harder each day to avoid those sins with which we struggle. We may occasionally commit the same sins, but we’re trying to do differently. If we walk in the light, we are trying to do those things that are right. “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn. He might be committing some of the same sins, but he’s struggling and trying to do right. The psalmist is attempting to clean up his life. There is a huge difference between the psalmist’s attitude and the attitude of most. The psalmist is tired of this he wants to get rid of sin once and for all. So many of us have made these promises: “I’m going to stop this particular sin,” but temptation overpowers us and we find ourselves doing the same thing again. He is tired of sin – he has lived a life of sin, he’s found that sin doesn’t offer what it promises, and now he wants to be clean. “Cleanse” means “to make or keep clean, pure.” The term is used in Job 15:14 25:4, and in both cases the word is parallel with “righteous.” The basic meaning of “‘cleanse” is “to make righteous,” “to make morally upright.” The psalmist is asking, “How can a man be morally pure, morally upright?” Let’s examine the Scriptures to see how we can have a pure life.
“As he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct” (1 Pet. “Beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit” (2 Cor.
It’s difficult to obey what we find in Scripture. It’s difficult not to lose your temper, take the Lord’s name in vain, and be cruel to someone. It’s difficult never to tell a lie to keep yourself out of trouble.
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