Solid Rock Devotional
10th January, 2018
A HEART AFTER GOD
‘Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.’ Psalm 51:10
David was described as a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). This did not mean he floated twenty inches above the ground, with no cares, trouble, failure or sin. David experienced all of those. Human frailty does not permit perfection, but the issue of the heart lies in how we relate to the life of God who indwells us in all of our imperfections.
The Holy Spirit, who by definition is holy, indwells our unholy fallen humanity. Do we face everything in life with dependence on Him, or do we relate things only to human perspectives and abilities? Psalm 51 is David’s prayer of repentance after his adultery with Bathsheba. He is utterly honest about his transgressions and sin, he pleads for mercy and cleansing, but then he addresses the heart: ‘Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.’ (Psalm 51:10).
The word translated ‘pure’ has connotations of ‘clean’ but also of single mindedness. David pleaded for a clean conscience, but now he prays for ‘purity’. He is asking for a heart that does not deviate from God, that is single minded in love, allegiance, dependence and obedience to God. This is the antidote to his failure.
A person with a heart after God does not model perfection but knows where to go when he or she fails.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, please create in me a pure heart which will always be after you, in Jesus mighty name....Amen
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