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Church of the Nazarene Harrisonburg
Power of Prayer Part 3
Psalms 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Isn’t it strange that we can sometimes be wrong…about OURSELVES?
We sometimes don’t know ourselves as much as we think we do.
1. Sin Clouds Our Vision
Psalms 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
When we ask for God to uncover our sin, the Holy Spirit reveals the things of our life that break our Father’s Heart
1 John 1:8
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Yada- The Hebrew word for “know” to have an intimate knowing relationship.
This is so important because, apart from it, we can’t experience real Holiness- which is, ultimately, what God wants for us.
2. When God Saturates, Holiness Radiates.
Salvation and Holiness illustration
Chocolate Milk
Our Life- Glass of regular white milk in a glass
Salvation- Chocolate syrup poured into the milk sitting at the bottom of the glass. The presence of the chocolate alters the taste of the milk a little, but one wouldn’t say, “It’s chocolate milk”
Holiness- When the Chocolate is stirred and overwhelms the white milk. You no longer see the “regular milk,” instead it’s now a new creation. It has a whole new taste.
When we ask God to search, test and uncover our sin, we are asking God to stir our hearts and make us Holy.
David desired the presence of God and in this prayer, he sought to eradicate anything in his own life that might destroy that life-giving relationship.
3. Hidden Sin doesn’t Exist
There is no such thing as Hidden sin, so why keep it from the one who already knows.
Asking God to examine our own heart allows us to pursue God’s will.
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Bottom Line:
Seeking insight from the divine within reveals the masterpiece where His will begins
The more we allow God to chisel away our sin, the more we will be formed into His image, His original masterpiece.
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