The Unattended Heart

Do you suppose we really know what it means to be clean? Whether we need one or not, we take a bath. It’s one of those things-of-life: get dirty – get clean – get dirty – get clean. If our bath times were half the fun of Ella’s, I’m sure we’d not mind the crazy-cycle so much!

Clean before my LORD – oh, what a thought! Have you ever noticed how white becomes dingy? The change is so gradual, we usually miss it until its next to something truly white. That’s what sin does to the unattended heart. An unattended heart is a condition of the heart when we’ve neglected time in God’s Word and in prayer with The Father. The best defense against sin is a faithful pursuit toward godliness. “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.” (Psalm 119:9). We may be clean after a good bath or shower … temporarily. God knows clean – He defined and prescribed it for every heart. He knows exactly what it takes to truly stand clean before my LORD. Now, about that heart …