Mrs. C. Hopson-Trusting God in Times of Touble

Secondly, he realized that he had no power to cleanse
his own heart, so He asked God to create a clean heart in
him. The word create here denotes "to make from nothing,"
so David realized that there was nothing good in himself; it
was all rotten, and only God could give him a clean heart.
And thirdly, he knew that he would only be sustained or
kept free from sin by having a "willing heart" to do God's
will (v. 12).
Let me illustrate this with a story. My husband and I
had gone away for a ten-day camping and fishing trip to
Mammoth Lakes. We had looked forward to it so much and
had a great time relaxing, fishing, enjoying the family, and
exploring the great outdoors. However, after ten days, it
was a good feeling to pull into our driveway and get back to
our own beds, but we had loved the time together. As we
opened the garage door, we noticed a strong odor…what
could it be? We walked toward our extra refrigerator-freezer
that we kept in the garage and could hardly stand the
smell. My husband bravely opened the door, and we about
passed out! You see, the electricity had gone out while we
were gone, and the temperature soared. So we had a freezer
full of rotten salmon that my husband had caught on a
previous fishing trip. You can't even imagine the stench.
I'm pinching my nose as I write this just thinking about it.

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