Tuesday, December 27, 2011

A clear conscience: priceless


Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart. Psalm 26.2


A clear conscience. David wrote this psalm as the cry of a righteous man. He couldn't accept the idea of living in obedience to God and yet suffer like those who disobey Him.

A clear conscience gives your faith absolute confidence. It empowers you to demand the rights of your faith. If you have a guilty conscience, your faith is automatically weak. That's why an intelligent faith seeks to obtain and protect a clear conscience.

But how does one get a clear conscience?

It's not by being perfect, as nobody can. It's not by never sinning either. That's impossible.

It's by striving to do what is right by God, and even when failing, trusting in His righteousness, not yours.



Stay away from evil. But don't trust yourself too much to do it. You have to keep your faith in God active, so that by your faith, you can be made perfect in God's eyes.


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