Think of all the interactions and things that happen throughout your day that can start off as a tiny seed in your mind and then take root in your heart. Daily, we have to examine our hearts and cry out to the Holy Spirit to search us, to purify us, and continue this process of sanctification. He died so that we can be freed by Him, but now we must choose to live in the freedom He provided. It is a process, that because of Jesus Christ’s victory over death on the cross, we are set free from sin’s power. To be sanctified means we have to be separated from sin. hagiasmos) means to make holy, or morally and spiritually pure, separated from evil and dedicated to God, consecrated. Why is it so important to do this? Because we are in process of being sanctified. This is also necessary in order to receive blessing from the Lord. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.”ĭavid is giving instruction here that is clearly saying, before you come before God, before you come to worship Him and pray to Him, seek to stand in His holy place, you better make sure your hands and heart are pure. Psalm 24 (ESV), one of my favorites Psalms, is a Psalm of David that says, “ Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. Songs of ascent and of the majesty of creation! Songs of thanksgiving, praise, petitions. The heart wrenching cries for God, exalting Him, praising Him, these beautiful hymns bring soothing to the heart, as the ancient writings from the 10th to 5th century BC resinate and awaken our souls to the majesty of God and the cry from man for God, that has spanned generations. Strangely enough, it’s not a book of the Bible that I’ve spent months dwelling mainly in before. Something about the deep cry of the heart, the honest searching and longing from the depths of the Psalms is entirely where my heart has been. Cleanse me with Your blood, and sanctify me with Your word and the Holy Spirit that I might daily live a life of purity and righteousness.I’ve been soaking myself in the psalms lately. Lord Jesus, I totally surrender my life to You.Ģ. Have you totally surrendered your life toġ. Relationship with God and your fellow men. Through the blood of Jesus, the word and the Holy Spirit, you are cleansed and regenerated unto a life of purity, and righteousness which reflects in your the Holy Spirit, who equally regenerates and renews (Titus 3:5). the Word of God, which also sanctifies and cleanses (Ephesians 5:26).ģ. the blood of Jesus Christ, which cleanses from every sin.Ģ. Clean hands and a pure heart can be obtained through:ġ. Person with a pure heart fears God and honours men rather than demean orĭeceive them. Anyone who does any of these or similar actsĭoes not have a pure heart and cannot abide in the tabernacle of the Lord. Wickedness against fellow humans, betray them for personal gain or speak evilĪgainst anyone without a cause. That is free from deceit and speaks the truth at all times it does not plan evil or If you must ascend into the hill of the Almighty, then your hands must be clean, as impure hands cannot enter heaven (Revelation 21:27).Ī pure heart is a heart that is free from evil thoughts and habits it is a heart Up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully” (Psalm 24:4).Ĭlean hands depict hands that have not been involved in treachery, hands that are not quick to shed innocent blood, hands that are not stained with bribery etc. “He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted
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