Psalms 51:5-6 (ESV)
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
I am full of iniquity but God wants truth! My heart is full of sin since my conception but God wants to teach me wisdom in the secret places of my heart! That is the dilemma of mankind. We have what we are and we have what we ought to be. In the above two verses, we have the description of our current state and we have the design of our intended being.
God wants us to be holy. That is why He provided His Son to make a way for that holiness. Jesus Christ took on our sin and grave us His righteousness, to make sure the above two verses can become one plan and part of our lives. We are full of corruption but God wants to remove the sin we received from birth (and validate as existing in our lives every day) by providing us “truth” on the inward parts. David wrote another song that mirrors these two verses:
Psalms 15 (ESV)
Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?
A PSALM OF DAVID.
O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent?
Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right
and speaks truth in his heart;
who does not slander with his tongue
and does no evil to his neighbor,
nor takes up a reproach against his friend;
in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the LORD;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.
That is the person who God delights in with blessings, honor and life. But, that can’t happen without Jesus Christ’s providing the righteousness as He took our inward sin on the cross.
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