“The heart is more deceitful than all things and desperately corrupt; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9).
No one knows the depths of their own soul like Christ does. Human beings may try to justify themselves, but the gaze of the Most High penetrates even the most hidden intentions. Within each person there is a heart naturally in rebellion against God, incapable of loving Him unless the Holy Spirit works a new birth. This is a hard truth, but a necessary one—for only those who recognize their corruption can cry out for purification.
It is in this recognition that the work of transformation begins. The Law of God, which reveals sin, is also the school where we learn the path of holiness. The man who humbles himself before it and allows the Spirit to shape him finds life and freedom. Thus, the remedy that pride rejects is precisely what heals the soul.
Do not fear to face the mirror of truth. The Father reveals what is hidden not to condemn, but to save. He shows the disease in order to apply the balm of forgiveness and lead to the Son, where the heart is recreated to love what it once hated and to obey what it once resisted. Adapted from D. L. Moody. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Beloved Father, I praise You because You search my heart and show me who I truly am. Purify me, Lord, from all hidden impurity and create in me a steadfast spirit.
Lord, help me to live according to Your magnificent commandments, so that Your Spirit may transform my heart and make it obedient to Your will.
Oh, dear God, I thank You because You do not let me remain deceived about myself, but reveal the truth to heal me. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the mirror that awakens me. Your commandments are the light that guides me to purity. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.