“…cleanse thou me from secret faults.” (Psalm 19:12)
All of us have heard someone say, “I would never commit a sin like that man (or woman) did.” Perhaps you have said it yourself.
But tucked away, out of the seeing eyes of others is something that they would never want others to know. It may be a sin from the long-ago past. It could be a sinful habit that has been kept concealed. These are secret faults, unknown to other people.
But the Bible says, “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” (Proverbs 15:3) So, the Psalmist is asking God to cleanse him from those secret, hidden things that only he and God know about.
If you have such a sin, take it to the Great Forgiver and claim this promise: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9)
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