Proverbs 20:1-15
Who can say, “I have made my heart pure;
Proverbs 20:9
I am clean from my sin”?
No one.
There is absolutely no way we can make ourselves pure. There is no heroic feat great enough to outweigh our guilt, no sacrifice we can make to atone. There is no self-help program that will instill 7 habits of moral perfection. We are natural-born sinners, and we are powerless against it.
Yet being cleansed from sin is exactly what God offers us in Jesus.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I John 1:9
And the Holy Spirit will guide us toward becoming more like Jesus, who is our hope. Praise God, alleluia!