Home Makeover; Heart Edition

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”  Psalm 51:10

 

A pure heart.  What a tall order.  In the heart, lust is conceived.  In the heart, hate is conceived.  In the heart, murder is conceived.  The heart is a virtual hot bed of negative emotions.  But this does not have to be.

Jesus desires to take up residence within our hearts.  He wants to come in and do a major overhaul.  He wants to wash away all that is evil. All that defiles.  He desires to restructure our heart so that it becomes a dwelling where He, in His holiness, can dwell.

If we invite Jesus to come in and live in our hearts, it is our duty to allow him full access.  We must allow him to furnish our heart for His comfort.  We will have to take the lustful pictures off of the wall.  We will have to take the violent pictures off of the wall.  We will have to remove lying, slander and gossip. 

Jesus cannot be comfortable around sin.  It is our duty to allow Him to make any renovations that is required.  Becoming sanctified, that is what the Bible calls it.  Sanctification is a cooperative effort between us and God.  First, we ask Him to save and cleanse us, and He credits us as righteous- because of what Jesus has done for us.  But after that, we have a duty work in conjunction with the Holy Spirit to let go of the evil tendencies in our hearts and to be transformed into His likeness.

Dear Lord, create a pure heart in me. Show me the changes that you require of me and give me the grace to obey.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Sherri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.