Text: Psalm 119:9-11
Creating A Clean Heart
A. The sinner’s greatest question…
a. How can I be clean before God
b. How can I be cleansed by God
c. How can I be saved by God
B. The Scripture gives the clearest answer…
a. Let’s follow as the Psalmist searches the
question
b. Let’s follow as the Psalmist solves the
question
c. Let’s find out from the Psalmist, “How Christ
can create in His children a clean heart.”
C. Let’s discuss the four points to this powerful
passage of scripture.
The first point of this passage is…
A. The Desire Of The Servant (v. 9a)
a. Note the Psalmist’s request…
i. “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his
way?” (KJV)
ii. “How can a young man keep his way pure?”
(NIV)
b. Notice the Psalmist’s reason for the request…
i. He wanted his spirit to be changed
ii. He wanted his sin to be cleansed
iii. He wanted his soul to be cured
c. Never forget what the Psalmist’s realized…
i. Because of Satan we are the victims of sin
ii. Because of the Scriptures we have the
vaccine for sin
iii. Because of the Savior we have the victory
over sin
d. What is the desire of your heart…
i. Do you want to be a servant for Christ
1. Those who serve Christ…
2. Forsake the sin
3. Follow the scriptures
4. Serve the Savior
ii. Do you want to be a servant for Satan
1. Those who serve Satan…
2. Reject the Savior’s calling
(John 14:6; Acts 2:21)
3. Reject the Scripture’s leading
(Psalm 119:105)
4. Reject the Spirit’s teaching
(Romans 8:14)
The second point of this passage is…
B. The Detergent For The Sin (v. 9b)
a. The servants request….
i. “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse
his way?” (KJV)
ii. “How can a young man keep his way pure?”
b. The Savior’s reply…
i. “By taking heed thereto according to thy
word…”
ii. “By living according to your word…”
c. Think about the powerful stain removers of
today…
i. Era
ii. Tide
iii. Clorox Bleach
iv. These products can get many stains out
of our clothes but none of them can get
rid of the stains on the inside of lives
d. There are special stain removers that…
i. Gets the sin of our hands
ii. Gets the sin out of our heads
iii. Gets the sin out of our hearts
e. There are two products you must use to remove
the stain of sin
i. The blood of Christ cleanses our hearts
from sin (1 John 1:7)
ii. The Bible keeps our hearts clean from sin
(John 15:3)
f. Use ‘The Scriptures’ to keep your hearts
clean from the awful stain of sin…
i. Read the scriptures daily
ii. Respond to the scriptures daily
iii. Resist the sin daily
The third point of this passage is…
C. The Decision For The Sinner (v. 10)
a. Note the Psalmist’s dedication to the
Master, “With my ‘whole heart’ have I sought
thee…”
i. The Psalmist hears the Master’s message
to clean up his act
ii. The Psalmist hears the Master’s message
to clear up his attitude
iii. The Psalmist heads the Master’s message
to clean out his heart
b. Note the Psalmist’s declaration to the
Master, “With my ‘whole heart’ I will…”
i. Seek your presence
ii. Secure your power
iii. Serve your purpose
c. Note the Psalmist’s decision for the
Master, “O let me not wonder from thy
commandments…”
i. He decides to wander away from the sin
ii. He decides to walk in the Spirit
iii. He decides to walk with the Savior
d. Note the point the Master is making…
i. He wants us to fully surrender…
ii. Our love to Him (Deut. 6:5)
iii. Our faith to Him (Hebrews 11:5-6)
iv. Our witness to Him (Matthew 28:19-20)
The forth point of this passage is…
D. The Defense Against The Sin (v. 11)
a. The desire of the servant (Psalm 119:9-10)
i. He wants his sin to be cleansed
ii. He wants his steps to be changed
iii. He wants success over the curse
b. The deception of Satan (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
i. Satan wants to capture your attention
ii. Satan wants to contaminate your actions
iii. Satan wants to control your activity
c. The design of the Scriptures (John 8:31-32)
i. Speak to your heart
ii. Show you the truth
iii. Set you free
d. The duty of the servant (James 1:19-22)
i. Hear the Word
ii. Hide the Word
iii. Hold onto the Word
e. The dictation of Spurgeon
i. Spurgeon said, “No cure for sin in the
life is equal to the Word in the heart.
There is no hiding from sin unless we
hide the truth in our souls.”
ii. Spurgeon went on to say, “When the Word
is hidden in the heart the life will be
hidden from sin.”