A couple of things stood out to me this morning in our reading. The first verse is about wisdom and made me consider if the wisdom that comes from me matches what comes from heaven. James 3:17 says, But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. If my wisdom is truly from heaven it will exhibit the characteristics described above.
The second verse that stood out to me is Psalm 51:10, Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. This verse matches up well with the verse in James described above. We must allow God to create a pure heart in us so we can identify and accept God’s wisdom from the proper perspective.
Daily Devotion 
Ah, yes…one of the best Psalms in my opinion. David has finally been confronted with his egregious sin, and he is on his face before God. What I love about this passage is that he is asking God to create a clean heart in him, to give him pure thoughts, and to make him faithful again. He understands, from looking at his actions, from examining his own heart, that he can’t make clean thoughts and faithfulness pour out. His actions have proven that. He understands that only goodness and faithfulness can pour out of him because he has allowed himself to be a vessel through which God can pour these things. I think this is key in our lives and something we don’t truly understand until we have done something so awful beyond what we though we could ever do. At least for me, there was the pride that said, “well, I’m really not that bad. Sure, I’ve done some bad things, but essentially, I’m good.” Makes me wonder if David had that same feeling. He’d followed God’s commands. He’d been the chosen one. He’d killed Goliath. He was blessed. And then he committed adultery and murder. I bet he never thought he had that in him. And it’s at that point he realizes just how dark his soul is and how broken he is…and that only God can rescue him. That only God is good. That only God can bring goodness, mercy and faithfulness out of the broken human heart. What a story of redemption. What a story of God’s unfailing love and faithfulness.
Very well said Sarah. It’s Interesting how it takes a “big” sin to bring us to that point. But in God’s eyes, sin is sin. We need Him because we fail at perfection every day, not just when we really screw up.
I know, right!? It’s all the same in his eyes, but we make some bigger than others. We are hopeless :).