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The Wisdom of God: Part 132
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Jul 06, 2026
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I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect (blameless) way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Psalm 101:1-2
I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O Lord, I will sing praises. I will behave wisely in a perfect (blameless) way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. Psalm 101:1-2
David was a man after God's own heart; the key word, after, he was after a pure heart, the goal of every believer. As we can see, he was not quite there yet! David is an illustration of a born-again believer of today in a totally different time, but our trials can be comparable to his.
History has shown many who have left this world to be isolated in a monastery or a convent to stay hidden from the evil and sin of the world. I asked my blind friend, do you have trouble with lust, he laughed and said blindness doesn't keep the heart pure. True, the lust of the eyes and the lust of the flesh find a way to the heart! You don't have to see to have lust.
David said that he would set nothing wicked or worthless before his eyes, and that probably worked until he saw his beautiful neighbor's naked wife bathing while on his balcony. If he had resisted the temptation, done an about-face, and taken a cold shower, he might have overcome the snare that Satan set. The word says for us to resist the devil, and he will flee!
I will set nothing wicked (worthless) before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. Psalm 101:3-4
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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