Proverbs
20:9
Who can
say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
Do you know
the answer to this question? The answer
is no one. We cannot say that we have
made our hearts clean and we cannot say that we have not sinned. It would be like giving ourselves open heart
surgery. We could never even see or
position ourselves appropriately to do such an intricate procedure. Just like we can’t do this physically, we
cannot do this spiritually. Talking
ourselves into being right is not enough.
Attempting to convince ourselves that we are right will never work.
Doing good things to make up for an attitude or action that hurt someone, will
not cleanse our hearts either. Our cleansing
and our purity comes only from the blood of Jesus Christ. We must have faith in His blood trusting the
power of the blood to cleanse and purify the most stained of heart. Just as Abel’s blood spoke from the ground to
the Lord of Cain’s guilt, Jesus Christ’s blood speaks to the Father of
innocence. When we find ourselves
falling short of the glorious life He wants us to live, we must take the time
to confess our sins to the Lord, receive and believe the cleansing that He
gives us through the sacrifice of His dear Son.
When we realize that He alone can forgive us and cleanse us, we will not
be tempted to compensate for our wickedness but rather forsake our ways walking
in newness of life. Don’t insult the
incredible sacrifice Christ did for us by neglecting the availability of
ongoing cleansing and purifying by His blood.
Appreciate His cleansing. Walk in
His cleansing and don’t declare that you have made yourself clean or pure. He has done it and He will continue to do
it. To Him alone be the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
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