The Word Will Cleanse You

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Psalm 119:9-11

There is only one way to purge the sin within us and be released from the penalty of Eternal Death… Many have tried to develop their own way or abide in their own will to fulfill their desires; however, we are reminded by David today that the only way to be brought out of condemnation is through the word of God… David was a man who made many mistakes in his life; from adultery with Bathsheba to encamping with the enemy, we find many instances in which David made poor decisions… I am sure that if we look over our lives, we too can agree that there are a lot of choices that we made and things we have done that have strained our relationship with God and caused us to fall short of His calling… The key is not living a mistake-free life, but recognizing your mistakes and knowing who can deliver you from them… After making mistakes, David poses a question in the 119^th Psalm that we all ask when we are down and out, “wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?” How can we get back up when we have fallen, how can we be cleansed from the filth in our lives, how can we overcome the mistakes that we have made, how is it that we can right our wrongs or turn a negative into a positive? We all have asked ourselves these questions and David provides the answer to us in the very next piece of the text, “By taking heed thereto according to thy word…” The Bible is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our pathway… When we are engrossed in the word of God, it will show us our mistakes and convict our spirit into remorse… Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” If you really desire to walk in the will of God, if you want to learn from your mistakes and see the areas in which you need to grow, then study God’s word for it will penetrate down to your very soul and expose the areas of your lives that are keeping you from living according to the will of God… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!