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Mankind will not be reasoned out of the
feelings of humanity.
-
Sir William Blackstone, 1723-1780.
The human race was not worth dying for, so Christ came from Heaven to die for us … to make us worth dying for. Nobody today can deserve Heaven (or Salvation) on the basis of good works or an exemplary life … had that been possible, all the work of Jesus Christ, including His sacrifice at Calvary and resurrection in Gethsemane, would have been in vain. If we really could earn our Salvation, we would not have needed it anyway … we would then have qualified automatically on the grounds of personal merit.
Our
legal position has been clarified, i.e. justified by faith in Christ; but, our
moral condition still clamours for something better, something nobler,
something purer … hence the prayer: “Cleanse
me O Lord, and know my heart today!”
The born-again child of God will not rest until his/her moral condition
has been brought on par with his/her legal position in Christ. This is the basis of all sanctification. We may never attain it in this life, but what
spiritual exertion may bravely have failed to attain, the blood of Christ will ultimately
accomplish. Our final hope is on Christ,
not on our own treacherous selves.
It
has been said, “The dogs bark, but the
caravan moves on!” While the hounds
of hell are haunting and taunting the faithful, ridiculing their hope and faith
in that humble Carpenter from Nazareth, while the dogs of dissent and unbelief
are harassing the gullible and naive masses in the madding crowd with their
anti-gospel of ‘Atheism-Evolutionism’,
the faithful sheep of the Good Shepherd nevertheless pray undisturbed, their
eyes fixed on the Author and Finisher of their Faith, Jesus Christ: “Cleanse
Me O Lord!” Amen.
(J.Edwin
Orr, 1912-1987/Maori melody, Arr. by Norman Johnson, 1928-)
Search
me, O God, and know my heart today;
Try
me, O Savior, know my thoughts, I pray.
See
if there be some wicked way in me:
Cleanse
me from ev’ry sin and set me free.
I
praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin;
Fulfill
Thy Word and make me pure within.
Fill
me with fire where once I burned with shame;
Grant
my desire to magnify Thy Name.
Lord,
take my life and make it wholly Thine;
Fill
my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take
all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I
now surrender, Lord in me abide.
O
Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
Send
a revival ‒ start the work in me.
Thy
Word declares, Thou wilt supply our need;
For
blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.
Piet Stassen
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Bibliography
1.
Andrews,
Allen (1969) Quotations For Speakers And Writers. Newnes Books. Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. London.
2.
Peterson,
John W. (1968) Great
Hymns Of The Faith. ‘Cleanse Me’. Zondervan Publishing House. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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