Psalm 51
When we live any variable away from absolute truth, we always suffer consequences. There is much mental and physical unrest in our world due to our inability to accept God’s absolute truth, compassion and justice. In effect, the results ~ we are our own worst enemy much of the time. When our thought processes are persistent in the wrong direction we do not get truth results. It is that simple! God’s original directive for His best in our lives gets set aside or delayed due to our not clearly understanding or responding to truth.
Verse 10
“Create in me a clean heart. . .
It is that daily process through the washing of the Word (Ephesians 5:26) over our minds, heart and soul. It is that daily spiritual washing while learning the nature of God that the renewal of our minds accomplishes the spirit of a clean heart.
"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little." Isaiah 28:10. It is a process by which we learn how to love God, love His Word to us from the Bible and love our fellow man.
To be renewed we FIRST need the Redeemer; our Savior. "For God SO LOVED the world. . " John 3:16. Our lives begin a genuine path of freedom and life as we learn our position in Christ. "And we are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power." Colossians 2:10.
When we experience the redemption of Christ at salvation, we can appropriate, apply, and take possession of the abundant life promised by God through His Son Jesus. Our prayer needs to be . . .
“. . . and renew a RIGHT SPIRIT within me.”
Verse 11
“. . . and take not your HOLY SPIRIT from me.”
The Holy Spirit is provided as the Comforter to our hearts the moment we give our lives to Jesus. “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26. “And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30.
Verse 12
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your FREE SPIRIT.”
All the world talks about and strives for is living for the “free spirit”, living for a "free" lifestyle, living in and for the pleasure of the moment. The world’s view of living the free life is a distorted, perverted “free” spirit that eventually destroys your life.
God’s free spirit promise really is freedom in the best way possible for peace of mind and direction for your life. God’s freedom comes without the destruction that comes with living out the supposed freedom offered by the world. “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking who he may devour.” I Peter 5:8.
We do not acquire wisdom from trying to live our lives from the OUTSIDE IN BUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. Meaning~ we learn the wisdom of God from within through the teaching of the Holy Spirit to our heart and spirit; the core person that we become from wisdom learned through scripture. These scriptural behaviors and attributes are then lived out in our daily lives in wisdom toward others.
The media constantly focuses on what we should and need to do to improve our outside physical qualities. Seldom do you ever hear or learn how to improve character, personal control, personal responsibility, etc.
“The thief comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy; I (Jesus) come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10. Jesus provides life in every form it is possible. It is provided, available and waiting for us to appropriate and to apply truth to our lives.
Thought for the week,
As a result of a RIGHT SPIRIT, empowered by the HOLY SPIRIT, we enjoy the presence of a FREE SPIRIT.
Judith
