Prideful, I will always guard and defend my good name sake by rebutting that I am a crook, never been involved with anything nefarious. I was wrong! Upon an examination of my heart, performed by Dr Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit, I was shock with my discovery. I was in total shock when God reveal in detail the deceitful contents in my heart.
I was clearly a good man, impressing many with my devout lifestyle. But behind this façade dwell hidden the truthful me; lies, darkness and every form of evil. I possessed a personality disapprove of God. Even though I am not a crook in the presence of man, I was evil in the presence of the Holy Almighty God. I was but a dirty rag (used sanitary napkin ref Isaiah 64:6)!
I may not be a crook but in my heart exist every form of evil composed of lies, anger, sexual immorality, selfish ambition, jealousy, envy, idolatry, and a variation of lustful pleasures. While my visible personality is approved of man, my invisible personality is renounced by God. I could not hide my deceitfulness from the Awesome Almighty God!
The Lord doesn’t see things the way men see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7
I constantly lie and boast in my conversation, I am filled with anger and jealousy of my friends over their more successful lives, I hid in my room watching pornography, I harbor selfish ambitions by plotting against any achievement by my colleagues, I condemn the less fortunate when eyes are not looking at me, I not only like and love money; I am obsessed with it! All these are treacherous and threaten my pursuit to be reconciled with my heavenly Father, my Saviour Jesus. My inner secret nature must be right to project a true outer nature. Unless I am approved of God, my approval of men is inconsequential.
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarrelling, jealousy, outburst of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21
Lord Jesus, examine and probe the deepest of my heart and reveal any hidden sins against you that you may cleanse me and forgive me and help me with my repentance.
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