The following words were written by King David after he had allowed his lust for a woman to lead him down the path of sexual immorality and murder. It would appear he asked for sacrificial blood to be sprinkled on him, so that he could be made clean before his God.
Sprinkle me with hyssop, then I will be clean. Wash me, then I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear you say, “Your sins are forgiven.” That will bring me joy and gladness. Let the body you have broken be glad. Take away all my sins. Wipe away all the evil things I’ve done. God, create a pure heart in me.
Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don’t send me away from you. Don’t take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you so that I will keep going.
Psalm 51:7-12
David did not acknowledge all that he had done until he was confronted by the prophet Nathan. Like us, he just kept going until he was brought face to face with the state of his own heart.
When making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, many of us are horrified by the things we have done. Who or what brought us to that place where we admitted we were powerless over our dependencies and our lives were unmanageable?
In His mercy, God waits for us to turn from sin and turn our will and life over to His care. Like David, are we willing to ask God to wipe away all the evil things we have done?
David asked to be given a new spirit that was faithful to God, so that he could have the joy that comes from being saved by God. When we repent and give our lives over to God, He gives us His Holy Spirit to be with us and to live in us.
The Holy Spirit teaches us God’s ways and strengthens us to be faithful to all His principles. With the Spirit greater than ourselves working in us we will have the power to obey God and keep going forward in our life with God.
Gracious God, with the writer of this Psalm we pray:
Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you. Don’t send me away from you. Don’t take your Holy Spirit away from me. Give me back the joy that comes from being saved by you. Give me a spirit that obeys you so that I will keep going.
We also pray for the knowledge of Your will for our lives today and the power to carry it out. Thank You that as we move forward we can rely on Your Holy Spirit to guide us and help us obey Your principles in all our affairs. Amen
Thank God for the new heart He’s given us. Have a great day.
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