Day 57

Psalm 51:10 ~ “Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a faithful spirit within me.” (GWT)

When you know you’re going to have company over, one of the first things you do is make sure your house is cleaned; nobody likes to visit a dirty house. You dust, vacuum, wipe down the walls and spray a little air freshener when you’re done. Just as we take the time to clean our homes in preparation for visitors, we have to take that same time to make sure our hearts are cleaned. I want to remind you today that we must keep our hearts free of clutter because that is the place God lives. We have to clean out jealousy, anger, resentment and doubt. We have to wipe away the sin residue so that Our Father feels comfortable living there. You can’t clean it once and expect it to stay that way, maintaining a clean heart takes work. We have to be in constant communication with God, asking for His forgiveness and trying not to commit those sins again. Sure, it’s hard, but when your heart is clean, it can become a dwelling place for the most important person in the world. (Thank you Patrice!) Ask yourself this question. If God were to look in my heart right now, would He be comfortable spending time there? If your answer is no, I suggest you get to cleaning!