A Resolution of Righteousness

Today in my devotions I read Psalm 101. I can't tell you how much I was struck by David's resolution of righteousness and integrity. I was impressed to claim the first four verses for myself and for my family. Lately, I have been feeling the need for a thorough cleansing and purification of heart, mind, and soul. The more time I spend with the LORD, the more aware I am of my own state as a sinful human desperately in need of grace daily. I have also become more aware of the sin and ungodliness around me in the world and, sadly, in the church today. I have also felt an urgency - a warning that the time is steadily moving towards the return of Christ. I have come to the conclusion that it is time to make David's resolution my own. I am no longer satisfied with complacency and sitting in my comfort zone doesn't have quite the same enticement as it once did. The time to stand is now. The time to draw close to the LORD is now. 

PSALM 101:1-4

"I will sing of mercy and justice;

To You, O LORD, I will sing

praises.

I will behave wisely in a

perfect way.

Oh, when will You come to

me?

I will walk within my house

with a perfect heart.

I will set nothing wicked

before my eyes;

I hate the work of those

who fall away;

It shall not cling to me.

A perverse heart shall depart

from me;

I will not know wickedness."

Here, too, is a poem by Sper that follows the same idea: 

"LORD, cleanse my heart of all deceit

And teach me to be true; 

Help me to have integrity

In all I say and do."