February 17, 2006
(Psa 119:58 KJV) I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
God’s children of the past looked forward to the coming of the Messiah. God’s children of today look back at the saving blood of the Lamb. But the common element to both is that one cannot desire salvation unless he has discovered he is a sinner. One cannot entreat God’s mercy (undeserved forgiveness) unless he is aware of his inherent doomed state.
But how much is our ”whole heart”? How much “mercy” do we need?
He already knows what’s in there. But, as the “gentleman” that He is, he will not intrude, He will not impose Himself into your life without your permission. He will only look in the chambers that you open to Him; he will only get involved where you give Him permission; He will not go, nor interfere in the issues where He is not wanted.
May we “intreat” the LORD fully. May we call upon Him without reservation. Let’s open our bedroom doors and windows; give Him access to the closets, the kitchen, the cellar, and the attic. Let’s allow Him to open every drawer, pull every curtain of our life in yieldedness of soul, and in confidence that he will treat us mercifully according to His Word:
Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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