[Manna - August 12]
Cleanse Thou me from secret faults.
Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me....Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:12-14
IT would appear that every intelligent Christian
would continually pray this inspired prayer, for
cleansing from secret faults, that he might thus be
restrained from presumptuous sins; and thus praying
heartily, he would also watch against these beginnings
of sin and keep his heart in a cleansed and pure condition,
by going continually to the fountain of grace
for help in every time of need.
He who seeks to live
a life of holiness and nearness to the Lord by merely
guarding against outward or presumptuous sins, and
who neglects the beginnings of sin in the secrets of
his own mind, is attempting a right thing in a very
foolish and unreasonable way. Z.'98-22 R2249:1