THE LORD EXPECTS TRUTH WITHIN OUR HEARTS

Psalms 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

David beautifully expresses God's will in this verse. What does the Lord want?

The Lord expects truth within our hearts.

1. Do what the Lord wants you to do

The preface to Psalm 51 states thus.

To the chief musician, A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him after he had gone in to Bathsheba

Nathan the prophet went to David and made him realize his sins.

Because the heart of the prophet was faithful before God, the word of God that came through his mouth caused a man to repent. Saved David from death.

The Lord is expecting you to carry His word to someone who is struggling because of their sins and make them realize their wrongdoings. The Lord wants you to lead such people to Christ so that their lives will be saved. Will you surrender yourself for God’s mission?

We can read about another prophet in Numbers 22:22.

Then God’s anger was aroused because he went, and the Angel of the Lord took His stand in the way as an adversary against him. And he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

God was angry because Balaam was going.

Do you know why? We can learn from 2 Peter 2:15-18 that his heart loved the wages of unrighteousness.

Finally, his life ended in blackness of darkness.

2. The Lord does not want you to change His scale of holiness.

Psalms 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

David sinned. It was a terrible mistake. But he never reduced the scale of God’s commandments. Though he was in a different plane compared to God’s commandments, He never tried to scale down God’s expectation of Holiness.

Do not change God's standard of holiness. The Holy Spirit tells us that it will not do you any good.

In Luke 18:9-14 we read about two types of people

⁹ Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 

The first group are those who believe in themselves that they were righteous. What are they like? Those who adjust God's decrees to suit themselves and compare themselves to it and are content to believe that they are righteous. The scripture tells us about the Pharisee as a good example.

The second group are those who compare their life with God's standard of holiness, repent before God and are justified by God. The scripture tells us about the tax collector as a good example.

Who you are today? Are you the one who believe that you are Holy by comparing yourself to your own standards or are you the one who tries to grow in God by having His standards before you.

Analyse your life and turn back to God. He is ready to forgive and carry you.

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