Hi All,
We live in a world that can easily entrap us with things that we can idolise, give more attention and focus to than we should. Where our focus is, there our heart will be also. God desires that we all may ascend his hill, and sit in his presence, without pretence or blemish, to do this we must have clean hands and a pure heart. God desires that we be cleansed, be pure, have a new heart and a new Spirit. The work of Christ in giving us freedom from sin through his death, and the act of Baptism do give us the means by which we can be cleansed, but we need to be continually coming before God be more attentive to his words and be even more prepared to let God work in our lives so that he may continue the good work in our lives, I for one desire to be more attune to him, to the work of his Spirit in my life, and want to live the words of Purify My Heart (Refiners Fire)
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold and precious silver
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold, pure gold
Refiner’s fire, my heart’s one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for You, Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You, my Master
Ready to do Your will
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from within and make me holy
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from my sin, deep within
“Ezekiel 36 vs. 24-27 – I Will Put A New Heart in You
For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring
You back into your own land I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean;
You alone LORD are able to bring freedom to the captives, to turn their mourning
Into joy, you see all their needs, even the things that are hidden to others unseen
You enable them to move from spiritual heaviness to a place where they can sing
You place on them the garment of praise; you alone can take away what is unclean
You alone are able to take people souls out of prison, all their doubts far away fling
You alone can bring wholeness, holiness, you sprinkle clean water and they are clean
I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols, I will give you
A new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone
Your desire O LORD is to see your people, whole, holy, wholly yours, worshiping you
To not be conformed to this world, but transformed, their minds renewed, to see your throne
To before you bow, their tongues confess that you are Lord, to have you in full view
And as they come, they worship you, Lamb upon the throne, only you can purify, them atone
For you O Lord have paid the price, your blood shed that they may be free to you see
You desire that they have new hearts; you desire to remove from them their hearts of stone
And give you a heart of flesh and I will put my Spirit in you and
Move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
LORD we need your Spirit in us, to guide us, give us a hand
We desire to know your word, may it be in us a treasure store
That strengthens, that is a light that guides us to work in this land
Help us to be your people, lead us, and use us despite our flaws
Mark Maffey, October 2007
(NIV)