“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” (Psalm 51:6)
God wants us to walk in truth, from the inside out. God is not interested in behavior modifications, He desires total transformation. This begins from the inside with Him putting a new heart and a new spirit within us (Ezekiel 11:19). Many times, outward behaviour and words can express one thing, but on the inside, it’s a totally different story. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart (I Samuel 16:7).
The innermost part of man is who God created us to be. Man is tripartite: we are a spirit, posess and soul and live in a body. Our spirit is designed to be the governor of the soul and body. Because of sin, the soul took precedence. But God wants to restore man to his original state and He always starts with the inner man. God desires that our inward parts be in alignment with His will.
Truth means ‘sureness, reliability, firmness, continuance or to be established.’ When our hearts are not true, we are double-minded and most likely will go astray. It is one thing to know something with your head, but an entirely different scenario to know it and have the experience of it in your heart.
After his confrontation with the prophet Nathan, David was aware of the depths of his failures and wrongs. He had come to the realization that the change had to be internal and not external rituals. He wanted a clean heart and a right spirit; truth in the inward parts, not mere pomp and circumstance. The king had enough of external shows of righteousness without the internal reality. All his cries were regarding his innermost being, the source of all thoughts and actions. This recognition of his state and knowing what God desired brought him to write a psalm of deep brokenness and contrition. He realized that other opportunities would be presented to tempt him to sin and disobey God. Without the truth of God’s word hidden in his heart, surely he would sin again.
Today, ask God to put His truth in the inward parts of your heart. The word of God hidden in our hearts gives us sureness and firmness that enables us to enjoy unbroken fellowship with God.
God wants us to walk in truth, from the inside out. God is not interested in behavior modifications, He desires total transformation. This begins from the inside with Him putting a new heart and a new spirit within us (Ezekiel 11:19). Many times, outward behaviour and words can express one thing, but on the inside, it’s a totally different story. Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart (I Samuel 16:7).
The innermost part of man is who God created us to be. Man is tripartite: we are a spirit, posess and soul and live in a body. Our spirit is designed to be the governor of the soul and body. Because of sin, the soul took precedence. But God wants to restore man to his original state and He always starts with the inner man. God desires that our inward parts be in alignment with His will.
Truth means ‘sureness, reliability, firmness, continuance or to be established.’ When our hearts are not true, we are double-minded and most likely will go astray. It is one thing to know something with your head, but an entirely different scenario to know it and have the experience of it in your heart.
After his confrontation with the prophet Nathan, David was aware of the depths of his failures and wrongs. He had come to the realization that the change had to be internal and not external rituals. He wanted a clean heart and a right spirit; truth in the inward parts, not mere pomp and circumstance. The king had enough of external shows of righteousness without the internal reality. All his cries were regarding his innermost being, the source of all thoughts and actions. This recognition of his state and knowing what God desired brought him to write a psalm of deep brokenness and contrition. He realized that other opportunities would be presented to tempt him to sin and disobey God. Without the truth of God’s word hidden in his heart, surely he would sin again.
Today, ask God to put His truth in the inward parts of your heart. The word of God hidden in our hearts gives us sureness and firmness that enables us to enjoy unbroken fellowship with God.
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