Purity

Purity

Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and affections. For I am constantly aware of your unfailing love, and I have lived according to your truth.

Psalm 26:2-3

We would have no need of an examination if we were sinless. The psalmist David’s very request that God examine him was an admission that he already knew he was a sinner. If David hadn’t valued God’s truth and if he hadn’t desired fellowship with his Creator and sustainer, he wouldn’t have asked for examination; he would have avoided it and run the other direction. Asking God to examine us, observe us, analyze us, and check our health is a hard thing to do, but a very good thing nevertheless. It shows that we desire a close and loving relationship with the Father. After David asked God to examine him, he asked God to purify his mind and heart. Our thoughts and affections begin in the mind, and they travel to our hearts. To be purified is to be cleansed from impurities and objectionable elements.

David’s desire for close fellowship with God is a wonderful pattern for us—a request to be examined, tried, and purified. It’s good for our children to hear us asking God to purify our minds and hearts.

Father,

Thank you that you are a God who is slow to anger and abounding in mercy. Because we have experienced your mercy, may we regularly come to you with open hearts. We want to be moms with pure hearts and minds. Amen.