The elders of the town are asked to wash their hands and testify: "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed." Deuteronomy 21:7. Even their silence would be construed as participating in another's sin. If we do not stand up for what is right, we fellowship with the works of darkness. How could we possibly change, follow all these rules, unless God provided a way. He did! To Whom else should we go? Only He has the Words of Life. John 6:68. Read them every day. Nothing will change you more than hearing God speak through His Word as we repent of our participation in sin, ours and others. We all need changed hearts, recognized and repented of lives "curved in" on ourselves.
PRAYER FROM PSALMS
Purge us with the blood of Christ applied to our souls by an alive faith. Then, I shall be clean, and then only shall I be comforted. Give us a well-grounded peace so that the bones broken by convictions may rejoice, may be comforted. Hide thy face from my sins; blot out all mine iniquities out of thy book. We so desire renewal to holiness as much as the joy of salvation. Help us, O God, to see our unclean hearts, like David did in this psalm, and that it is not in our own power to amend it. Create in us a clean heart, O Divine Comfort. (Paraphrased from Matthew Henry's Commentary)
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Deuteronomy 21-23
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Create in me, Oh, Lord a clean heart! May that be the cry of my heart every single day.
ReplyDeleteYesterday my Pastor's wife challenged us to write down our five top values. THEN to ask some others what they thought they were and then for us to check it against what we said we valued, based on how we spend our time, what we talk about, what we invest in----not what you say you value. She then said she had sent emails to her four adult children and asked them to be completely honest. She said to ask your spouse, or a trusted friend who would tell you the truth. What I had listed as separate values my husband lumped them all under the heading of relationship with the Lord, which I thought was interesting. I am asking my two adult children to do the same thing. I truly believe they will tell me the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Might not be pretty or line up anywhere near what I think but could/will lead to prayer and soul searching.
Thank you ladies for all of your comments each day, Bev you always give me food for thought and spur me to higher thinking. You are gifted in that way.
I've been under the weather the last few days. I'll be back as soon as I comprehend what I read each day.
ReplyDeleteoH, SmILe...not that you are under the weather...but your sweet reply about comprehension made me smile...i don't know if i ever really comprehend ???!!!???!!! Seriously, I am trying to wrap my thoughts around some of this stuff and it is pretty unbelievable what they lived through, went through, and then...the things that happened to them...I'm still reeling over God taking the lives of Aaron's 2 oldest sons...this is truly about holiness! Always love to read your comments! Hope you are feeling better!
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