Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being (Psalm 51:6)
Just recall the acts of David soon after he violated Bathsheba. He tactfully engineered the circumstance in such a way to present himself as someone who is genuinely committed to the welfare of a young widow who unfortunately lost her husband in a recent battle. He pretended to be a saint to the world around him, and he comfortably lived in the bubble of pretension for close to a year until the Lord burst the bubble through the prophet Nathan. However, as soon as David heard Nathan's rebuke, he understood the fundamental problem of his life. He understood that God cannot be contained in his bubble of pretensions because God only delights in truth in the inward being, and therefore, he cried, asking, “Create in me a clean heart, O God”(Ps.51:10). It is easy to pretend to be truthful outwardly. One can be a saint to society but a devil at home. One may read a lot of theology, speak a lot of theology, debate a lot on theology, pray for hours together, involve in evangelism, support ministries, counsel others, etc., and all such things could be dangerous bubbles of pretensions the person is building around him or her. The bubble of pretension doesn’t last long as our God is an expert in breaking such bubbles as our God “search the heart and test the mind”(Jer.17:6). Is there truth in your inward being? On my study table at home, I have pasted a quote from a man of God which reads, “your worth in public is what you are in private”. What is your worth?
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