Psalm 32:1-2: “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”
We are the blessed ones who have their sins forgiven and covered. Jesus’ blood washes us clean so that the Lord can find no iniquity in us. Instead of iniquity, he sees the righteousness of Christ.
God sees us through Jesus – what a gift! Now, we have the calling to live like Jesus. In order to live like Jesus, we have to constantly pray that he would create in us a spirit with no deceit. This is to safeguard ourselves from the deception of the enemy and the sinful desires of our flesh.
The Lenten season is the ideal time to learn to deny our flesh, to ask God to search our hearts and minds for any deceit, and to allow him to work a new purity within us.
Oh Lord, we thank you for the covering of Jesus and his righteousness. Create in us clean hearts and right spirits, spirits without any deceit.