Constant Cleaning

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth: Ask any mom what she’s been cleaning today, and prepare for a long list. Cleaning up never stops. It’s true in the kitchen, and it’s true in our hearts.

Spending time in prayer and the Word of God is like constant cleaning. As a child of God, I’ve been made clean once and for all. That’s my position in Christ. But my practice is another thing. While living in this corrupt world, I often get my spiritual hands, feet, and clothes soiled.

That’s why I need worship, prayer, and God’s Word. I need to ask with the psalmist, “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me” (Ps. 139:23–24).

You may have spent a lot of time dealing with dust, crumbs, and grime already today. Have you asked God to clean your attitudes, your thoughts, and your actions?

With Seeking Him, I’m Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth.