Cleaning House

Text: Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Growing up my mother was a stickler for a clean house; you would think that she had O.C.D. (obsessive-compulsive disorder) but she did not. She would make us clean our rooms, wash the dishes, vacuum the house and many other tasks she felt were necessary. Afterward, she would check behind us and see if it was to her specifications. If it were not to her satisfaction, we would do the job over. Looking back, I am thankful for her persistence because it has made us who we are today.

As a child of God, I often find myself trying to clean up the messes I have made only to discover my cleaning does not meet the approval of God’s. He sends in the Holy Spirit to check every crevice of my heart, and if He finds any problems, He is quick to bring it to my attention. Like my childhood days, at times, I am not willing to clean it up, but after it starts to affect my life, I ask Him to help me. 

 

It is important to listen to the instructions the Holy Spirit offers us. When we do, our life will be so much better, and others can see the difference. Someone once said, “We need to clean he cobwebs out of our heart.” A dear elderly saint spoke up and admonished, “No, we need to kill the spider that is in it.” Like the Psalmist mentioned, “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

Quote

Grace is God as heart surgeon, cracking open your chest, removing your heart – poisoned as it is with pride and pain – and replacing it with his own.

--Max Lucado, "Grace" (p. 10)

Louis Edwards