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| You Desire Truth |
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| ¡°Repent and live.¡± ( Ezekiel 18:32 , NIV ) |
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A new light went on in my heart the last time I read Psalm 51. David¡¯s cry for mercy was not new. His three words for sin drove an old point home again. His relentless conscience came through again loud and clear. The ¡°I was sinful at birth¡± phrase still elicits old questions. ¡°Create in me a pure heart¡± remains a familiar signature passage for David. Finally, his plea for the return of joy tugs at my heart every time.
The new notion for me was when David declared God¡¯s deepest desire. On his knees. He knew his real sin was not just adultery and rubbing out a loyal husband. It was his refusal to give God what he wanted most: truth! This led to all the other sins.
Three millenniums later, Oliver Wendell Holmes nailed it: ¡°Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.¡±
Repentance is the ultimate moment of truth. It is where faith begins. The pain of David¡¯s guilt enabled him to see the bottom line with God: ¡°Surely you desire truth in the inner parts.¡±
Desire godliness. Cleanliness is next to godliness, but truthfulness is its full embrace!
A wit¡¯s a feather, and a chief a nod.
An honest man in the noblest work of God.
- Alexander Pope |
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Dear God, we approach You just as we are. We repent. Deliver us from all pretense. Dishonesty is futile with You and does us no better with others. In Jesus¡¯ name. Amen. - JOEL MARK SOLLIDAY, New Haven, Connecticut |
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