Do I put my actions, behavior, thoughts, and motives before the Lord every moment throughout the day? Do I seek to be cleansed and purified as I stand before the Lord? Friends, too often, I choose to walk in my own stubborn way and wander down my path of selfish desire. However, my heart and mind have been drawn to the complexity of truly living this verse. Psalm 26:6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: be stronger and stronger. Part Two – Cleanse your hands / Purify your heart He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Part One – Draw near to God / God will draw near to you He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. In some ways, it is a simple verse – two sentences, and each sentence has two action steps. TikTok video from MargieA (flowingoil): it is our duty pray Israel strong peace pure heart clean hands Hear O Lord one God. Over the past few days, I have thought a lot about this Bible verse. I do not actively seek the Lord’s cleansing of my hands and heart. I don’t pause long enough to evaluate and confess my wrong behavior, actions, attitudes, or thoughts. “Lord, I’m here and want to spend time with you.” However, I tend to run through the hours of my day and do not take the time to draw near to God. Initially, I feel called to a comfortable chair with a warm blanket. It’s necessary to examine our hearts and identify the hidden sin.ĭrawing near to God is both an alluring and challenging task. Each of us struggles with our original sinful nature, which is an issue of the heart. We look good on the outside, but inside, we cling to and harbor resentment, anger, or a critical spirit. In the second part of this sentence, we realize the thoughts, attitudes, and motives in our hearts can be hidden from the view of others. It is a choice to clean up our actions and cleanse our hands. How do we act toward others? What does our behavior or conduct reveal to others? We don’t need to think very long or hard to come up with a list of outward actions that are more selfish rather than selfless. 24:3-4).' The medieval commentator David Kimhi of Provence (1160-1235) felt that the answer to the question lists three requirements: proper actionclean hands proper thoughtspure heart and faith in speech. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. The answer given is: 'He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken a false oath by My life or sworn deceitfully (Ps. I ask today for a heart that isn’t filled with bitterness, resentment, or brokenness.Ī heart that is full of grace, forgiveness, and love for others.Ī heart that is attentive to hear Your voice whenever You need to speak to me.Ī heart that keeps no record of wrongs towards others.Ī heart that refuses to carry offense because of wrongs that were done to me.įather, may my hands be clean and my heart be pure before You.Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. I thank you for the price you paid for me on the crossĪnd what you have sacrificed so that I might live in eternity with you! Here is a prayer that I pray will help all of us as we seek God for clean hands and a pure heart. And while I fail at times, my greatest desire is to be able to stand before God with a pure heart. There is a prayer I've prayed over my life for decades: Psalm 24:4 " He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully." My prayer is that I would have “clean hands and a pure heart” in all that I do and say.
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