Today we begin a brand new week of devotionals, creating space every day for God to transform us more and more into his likeness.

And in today's devotional, we're starting with a broader view, looking at what it means to truly seek transformation.

May God do a mighty work in our hearts this week as we make room for his presence every day.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Thank you. to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Psalm 51 verse 10

Scripture says

Create in me a clean heart

O God

and renew a right spirit within me

as humans burdened God and renew a right spirit within me.

As humans burdened and suffering from both our sins and the fallen nature of the world around us, we are in desperate need of transformation.

We are in desperate need of help from a God who has the power to not just clean us up on the

outside, but to transform us at the core of who we are. But this God doesn't force transformation

on us. He works when we make space for him to do so. If we're going to experience the freedom,

joy, and purpose that can only come from the inner working of the Holy Spirit, we must be those

who seek transformation. Psalm 51 verses 10 through 12 says, create in me a clean heart, oh God,

and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence and take not your

Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Here in Psalm 51, David exemplifies the heart of one who seeks transformation. He models for us

a posture of humility that will lead to powerful encounters with God's transformative love.

He doesn't sit back and merely live with that which plagues him, but goes to God with his problems that he might be changed.

David begins as we all should in asking for God to do a mighty work in his heart. And in this act of asking God to create in him a clean heart, David opens himself up

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