The Purging Lion
Shared By Mark Flippo
Psalms 51-6-7
“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow”
In today’s passage, David expands upon the confession of original sin that he made in Psalm 51:5. Beginning with verse 6, Jesse’s son goes into further depth about man’s “inward being,” helping us to better comprehend the extent of our corruption and the cleansing we need from the Lord. Verse 6 recognizes that God delights in truth that comes from within ourselves, wisdom learned in the secret heart. Basically, David reminds us of the Father’s concern with our inner motivations and disposition. External sins do break the rules He has laid down for us, but we can be free from sin on the surface and yet be full of iniquity within. Jesus makes this point repeatedly in His confrontations with the Pharisees (for example, Matt. 23:25–26). If we are chaste in body but not in mind, we do not live by the inward truth in which our Creator delights. Neither is He pleased if we smile with our mouths and hate with our thoughts. We are born in corruption (Ps. 51:5); therefore, God’s truth must penetrate into our hearts and transform us if we are to be holy. If we do not recognize our need to be circumcised in the heart (Jer. 4:4) and live by the power of the Spirit as those cut out from the world, our repentance is lacking.
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Shared By Mark Flippo
Psalms 51-6-7
“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow”
In today’s passage, David expands upon the confession of original sin that he made in Psalm 51:5. Beginning with verse 6, Jesse’s son goes into further depth about man’s “inward being,” helping us to better comprehend the extent of our corruption and the cleansing we need from the Lord. Verse 6 recognizes that God delights in truth that comes from within ourselves, wisdom learned in the secret heart. Basically, David reminds us of the Father’s concern with our inner motivations and disposition. External sins do break the rules He has laid down for us, but we can be free from sin on the surface and yet be full of iniquity within. Jesus makes this point repeatedly in His confrontations with the Pharisees (for example, Matt. 23:25–26). If we are chaste in body but not in mind, we do not live by the inward truth in which our Creator delights. Neither is He pleased if we smile with our mouths and hate with our thoughts. We are born in corruption (Ps. 51:5); therefore, God’s truth must penetrate into our hearts and transform us if we are to be holy. If we do not recognize our need to be circumcised in the heart (Jer. 4:4) and live by the power of the Spirit as those cut out from the world, our repentance is lacking.
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