A HEART AFTER GOD

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

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 8:18-34

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