Bible Verse of The Day – 1-13-21

Psalm 119:11 (NKJV) 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119 has become my absolute favorite Psalm as I have recently spent more and more time reading it through repeatedly.

There are so many foundational principles found within it that will help us solidify our walk with God if we learn them and put them into practice in our lives.

The principle above, hiding His word in our hearts, is key to letting God create a clean heart within us.

Psalm 51:10 (NKJV) 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

A clean heart is increasingly important to guide us in every aspect of our lives. This includes decisions we make, the words we speak, the thoughts we think and the actions we take (or choose not to take) in our daily lives.

The level of “cleanliness” in our heart will dictate how close we are to God.

Why?

Because sin cannot be in God’s presence. So, when there is sin in our lives, that sin pushes us away from God, even when we want to be close to Him. Sin makes it impossible for us to get as close to Him as we could be if that sin wasn’t present.

Now, it’s important for us to understand that sin comes in many different forms.

Many people automatically think of murder, adultery, fornication and many other types of actions.

But there are some types of sins that are less obvious, especially outwardly, to those around us.

Pride, self-pity, conceit, arrogance, haughtiness, ungratefulness, stubbornness and a lengthy list of similar “invisible” sins are just as dangerous and deadly to us.

They all make us “dirty”.

But having God’s word hidden in our hearts will help us to clean those things out from within us, giving us that clean heart that was referred to in Psalm 51:10.

And, in turn, that will help us to draw closer and closer to God. Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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