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Does your heart need cleansed?
'CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD.' PSALM 51:10
Jesus taught us that only the pure in heart would 'see God' (Matthew 5:8). Now the problem is not God's inability to be seen; it's our inability to recognise Him. To the blind all things are invisible. After his 'Bathsheba-gate' David fell on his knees and prayed: 'Create in me a clean heart, O God.' This word pure comes from the Greek word katharos, which means to clean out, much like a laxative. That may seem funny but it's true. Jesus is saying, 'If you've heard too much and seen too much give your heart a laxative.'
Don't carry around what God wants discarded. Get rid of 'every weight [things that drag you down] and the sin which so easily [entraps you]' (Hebrews 12:1 NLT). What God wants to show you is worth cleaning up to see! Jesus said, 'You are clean because of the word I have spoken to you' (John 15:3). Time spent in the Scriptures will cleanse you by convicting you of sins you're aware of, and exposing ones you're unaware of so that you can deal with them.
It takes clarity to walk in divine authority! Only a pure heart can understand what God is saying and follow where He is leading. Unidentified, unconfessed, unforgiven sin will block your spiritual arteries like cholesterol. A heart that's not pure will keep you seeking the wisdom of men rather than the ways of God. It will keep you needing prayer instead of being in the place where you can offer prayer for others. In short, you need to clean out your heart so that you can hear God and see the direction He's leading you in.
written by Bob Gass
