God Relates Heart to Heart

“Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offerings and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.”
(Psalm 51:19)

No amount of worship services can make us perfect. No matter how large the offering, it doesn’t do anything for our soul’s condition. A gallon of whiskey can’t wash away the memories of the past. A bucket of bleach won’t cleanse the stain of sin. We can’t possibly be good enough to make ourselves right before God: no one…no how…no way!

Only by the blood of Christ is the sinner redeemed, by the riches of the grace of God! Our forgiveness is a gift from God (Romans 6:23). Only after we have been cleansed by that blood, will any thing we do be accepted by God. The only sacrifice He desires is the sacrifice of our hearts, our lives, (Romans 12:1-2) given over to His redeeming power and the control of His Spirit living within every believer.

We are saved from sin to do good works for the Lord to draw others to Him. We can not possibly do good works to be saved. Every man’s heart is wicked and prone to sin (Romans 3:23) without the grace of God. God judges the heart and knows our hearts’ desires. We can’t fake it! Back in Deuteronomy 30:14, Moses reminded the people:

“But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.” Then in Romans 10: 9-13 Paul reiterates, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved…for whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (See Joel 2:32)

You see, this is not some new wave religion or spiritual awakening. God has been saying the same thing since man fell in the garden. “Seek after Me. Let Me help you. Only I can save you. Stop hiding behind the bush, or behind your career, or behind failed relationships. Stop believing the lies. Come to Me: with your heart.”

So as we conclude this look at Psalm 51, we come to the realization that no matter what we’ve done and no matter what man says we are, God still seeks after us, but we too need to seek after Him. We give our tired, broken hearts to Him and He in turn gives us a new heart, a new desire, and a rebirth. God relates heart to heart! I would venture to say that as a believer in the risen Lord, we need a heart exam every day! I want to be a man after God’s own heart!!!!