Create in me a clean heart, O God!

Have you ever heard a person say to you in defense of something wrong that they did: “My heart was in the right place”? According to the scriptures, the heart can be very deceitful. Jeremiah 17:9 says: “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? Your heart can deceive you into thinking that you’re in a good place and everything is ok. Yet, all is not well. Matthew 15: 18,19 says: “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” King David knew this, so he prayed to God that He would create in him a clean heart, and renew a loyal spirit within him (Psalms 51:10). Even if you are a born again Christian, you will always have to battle with your former nature. It is embedded in your flesh through habits. That is why we must renew our minds and hearts every day through prayer, daily study and meditation on God’s word and continually “watch” what comes out of our mouths. It is our responsibility to put a “guard” on our mouths so that we will only let out that which is pleasing to God and beneficial to humanity. We should all memorize and daily pray Psalms 51:10. God is able to create in you a clean heart and renew a loyal spirit within you.

Psalms 51:10 “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me”