| Clean on the Outside — Part 2 |
| When David sinned, and his sin was brought before him by Nathan the prophet, he didn’t try to hide it, or just make things clean on the outside (Read 2 Samuel 12). No, he got right into the presence of God and confessed it. He knew that he could hide nothing from God. Here is part of what he prayed at that time: |
| “Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow … Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me … Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free Spirit” (Psalm 51:6-7, 10, 12). Take time to read that whole Psalm, and notice the title and context in which it was prayed. “To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.” |
| Remember, it isn’t just enough to clean up on the outside — God is looking for reality and cleanliness on the inside as well. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). |
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