Clean Hearts

Scripture Reading: Psalm 51

Focus Verses: Psalm 51:10-12  “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Do not cast me away from Your presents, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.”

King David was called a man after God’s own heart.  How can this be, since David had committed some really bad sins like adultery and murder?  Psalm 51 is David prayer of repentance.  God knows that all of us are going to go through times when our hearts are not clean.  But what are we going to do about it?  It took David almost a year to come to the point where he was ready to repent of his sin.  Maybe you're a Christian and you have sinned.  Maybe even a really bad sin.  God is not going to put you on a shelf and say, “I’m done with you.”  No, God want you to come back to him.  God wants you to repent of that sin, just as David did.  God wants to restore you with a clean heart. 

You may need to make Psalm 51 your prayer of repentance.  It might be a good idea to commit to memory Psalm 51:10-12.  When we pray these verses to God he can give us cleansing and forgiveness.  God is longing to forgive you, not condemn you.  Let us not waste time with a heart that is not right with God.  For His desire is for us to live with clean hearts.

Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries