God Forgives
And creates clean hearts
Psalm 51:8-12
Read the Bible through:
AM - Isaiah 42-43 : PM - 2 Corinthians 12
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).
And creates clean hearts
Psalm 51:8-12
Read the Bible through:
AM - Isaiah 42-43 : PM - 2 Corinthians 12
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).
Not many churches still hold revivals. Those exciting times of traveling evangelists coming into town and preaching the gospel in clear and unmixed terms seem to have faded. However, today's devotional passage points us all to the need for revival.
Becoming clean is beyond our control. "Create" is an activity reserved for God. Our hearts can only be clean because of His intervention in our lives through Christ. We were separated from God until we accepted Christ, who made the cleansing sacrifice for us. What God creates is eternal; therefore, we eternally belong to Him.
"Renew a right spirit" means "to repair something that exists but is broken." We have a responsibility to maintain a growing fellowship with God. But because of sin, that fellowship stops functioning as it should. As we confess, or agree with God, that our spirit needs to be repaired, He is faithful and just to forgive us.
Father, You made me new through Your son.
Renew in me today the joy of my salvation.
