A Look at Psalm 119:80

Psalm 119:80 “May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.”

In this verse, David is going through a little heart surgery. To gain a blameless heart, we must be willing to open every aspect of it to God. David had a unique

ability to lay himself bare before his God. He understood there was nothing he could reveal about himself that God didn’t already know.

In 2 Chronicles 29, Hezekiah has just become king. He was only 25 years old at the time, and yet one of the first things he did was to open the doors to the

house of the Lord. The house of the Lord today is our hearts. We, too, should be willing to open our hearts and say, “God, search me, and know my heart.”

Then Hezekiah repaired the doors of the temple. This represents or signifies the subject of forgiveness. The door is the means into the temple. The entryway into the heart (temple) is through forgiveness. When God reveals something to us that is displeasing to Him, we are to ask for forgiveness. This is what repairs the doors.

After he repairs the doors, the priest enters into the innermost part of the temple to remove all the uncleanness he found. Uncleanness signifies a need for repentance. We must first lay our hearts out in the open where God can see it. He then will repair the door of the heart through forgiveness so that it will no longer open for sin. He then goes deep within the heart, and with a scalpel, He purifies it by removing all the uncleanness He finds. Repentance! It is one thing to ask for forgiveness, it is another thing to repent of a sin.

Heart surgery has three parts to it. First, we ask God to show us our heart. Secondly, we ask Him to forgive us of every sinful thing He shows us. Thirdly, we repent and turn from our former way of life. Now our heart is blameless! Take some time to let this verse sink in – chew/meditate on it; ask God to give you a blameless heart.

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