How can a young man cleanse his ways?

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” - Psalms 119v9

We live in a filthy world. The filth of the world is like a living being. We are always under assault from it. Sometimes it attacks is a frontal assault like a massive landslide. Other times it is like muck seeping under the door, but the attack is always on. Somehow filth always seems to find a way in.

So how do we deal with filth? What do we do when the filth sneaks in? Christians have all kinds of resources on how to deal with it. We have books, audio, and seminars on dealing with sin in our lives. All of those are well and good, but the psalmist hit the nail on the head

“How can a young man cleanse his ways?” The answer is simple – “by taking heed to the cleansing word of God!” God’s word is a mighty tide to wash away the filth of this world. If we could just learn to live and abide in His word, obeying it and meditating on it, the filth of the world would be washed away and would have no staying power. May we take heed to the word so that we are cleansed from the filth of this dirty old world.