A Pure Heart
Have
mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great
compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me
from my sin.
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and
justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my
mother conceived me. Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught
me wisdom in that secret place.
Cleanse
me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than
snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let
the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out
all my iniquity.
Create
in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast
me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy
of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
Then
I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.
Psalm 51:1-13
We
do not always have pure hearts. We slip and slide away from God. We replace
God’s will with our own. We focus on our self-centered nature.
God
is always ready to welcome us back. It can be painful to put God before our
desires, but it is the only way to true happiness.
Has
your own heart and mind slipped away from your Savior? Jesus
is calling and waiting for you to come back home.
A child of God is always welcomed home.
Our Daily Bread –