Psalm 51:6; John 8:32 - "How Can It Be"

As I read Psalm 51 this morning the Lord stopped me at verse six...

The desire of the Lord's heart is to have truth from us. He knows the truth even when we are not forth coming with it but He needs us to be truthful not only with Him but with ourselves. It is only when we present the truth that we can have all of Him in us. We cannot try to hide things from Him because that is impossible. He knows all. He sees all. He hears all. In a commentary on biblestudytools.com it reads:

"The love of the heart, the mystery of its fall, and the way of its purification -- this hidden wisdom we must all attain; and it is a great blessing to be able to believe that the Lord will "make us to know it." No one can teach our innermost nature but the Lord, but he can instruct us to profit. The Holy Spirit can write the law on our heart, and that is the sum of practical wisdom. He can put the fear of the Lord within, and that is the beginning of wisdom. He can reveal Christ in us, and he is essential wisdom. Such poor, foolish, disarranged souls as ours, shall yet be ordered aright, and truth and wisdom shall reign within us."

Woo hoo! I love the word picture this gives of how the Holy Spirit gives wisdom. Practical wisdom...wisdom...essential wisdom! Yes! The desire of my heart is to be filled with the Holy Spirit to the point of Him oozing out of me so people see and hear Him and not me. The way for that to happen is to come before the Lord and ask Him to cleanse me of anything not of Him and then to walk in the Spirit each and every day. That is the desire of His heart...for all to walk in His Spirit. There is freedom in walking in the Spirit. There is freedom in truth. Jesus told the Jewish believers in John 8:32, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” When we know the truth and live the truth, we will live in the Spirit with great freedom. We do not have to live believing the ways of the world but instead can live believing the truth of God. We do not have to succumb to sinning but instead can live a life of purity as we live with the Holy Spirit in us. Many people cannot understand the concept of living in the Spirit. It doesn't make sense so they ignore it. But I am a living testimony that living in the Spirit is the best place to live. It is the only place to live if you want as the Lord desires of you. It may not make sense in the human realm but it makes sense in the heavenly realm. When we live in the Spirit on this earth, we will live in the Spirit for eternity. 

Dear Jesus,
Thank You for the reminder today of how much You desire truth to live in and through me. Thank You for the freedom that comes in living in this manner. Thank You for the promise of eternal life with You when I live in the Spirit. Lord, today is before me...it is a new day. May You fill it with opportunities for me to bless others through You. May You flow out in my words and actions so others will see Your Holy Spirit. Thank You Jesus for being My Truth. Amen.