I’ve been thinking about David and his deceitful heart. (from my previous blog) I wasn’t thinking about it yesterday, but when David did repent and cry out to God for forgiveness, one of the things for which he prayed was for the Lord to create in him a clean heart. David understood that he was led astray by the heart. He then came to the Lord, broken and contrite, desperately sorry for sinning against Him.
We have the privilege of reading some of David’s most intimate and open thoughts in the book of Psalm. David deeply loved the Lord and trusted in Him above all things. David loved the Word of God and knew that hiding it in his heart would keep him from sinning against the Lord.
Obviously we know that David did sin. It’s clear that no man is perfect–not even the man God chose to lead His people. God said that David was a man after his own heart who would do all His will. God knows that we live in a world in which sin will always be present. He doesn’t expect our perfection. He only expects our devotion. He sent His Son to take care of the perfect salvation.
David did love the Lord and lived a life in a passionate pursuit of more of Him. Because of his devotion, he wasn’t content in his sinful nature. He wasn’t willing to continue in persistent sin. In Psalm 51, we are able to get a glimpse in to this man’s brokenness before God. He repented and asked for God’s mercy. He wanted to renew his relationship with the God of his salvation.
He also knew that God would place wisdom in the hidden part, the most inward parts of him. He knew that walking in God’s wisdom would deliver him from future temptations. He may have learned the hard way, but the point is that he learned. He did not stay in a place of purposeful sin. He truly and openly repented and the Lord was able to create within him a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within him. God was able to continue to use David as His vessel throughout David’s life, and from David’s seed rose our Savior, Jesus Christ.
No matter the condition of our heart, God can create something new if we surrender to Him and allow His Spirit and His Word to guide us in wisdom. God can give us a clean heart, deliver us from guilt, make us hear joy and gladness again, and blot our all our sins. He is willing.
Although exalted by the Lord, David was just a man, and there is no partiality with God. If He forgave and renewed David, He will do the same for you.
Forgiven,
jamie
considering the word 