Psalms 51:13

Psalms 51:13. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Do you not see, brothers and sisters, that we must be in a right state of heart if we are to serve God well? We cannot teach transgressors his way, with a confident hope that they will be converted unto him, unless we ourselves possess the joy of God’s salvation, and are upheld by his good Spirit. If we go to God’s work out of order, we shall make a mess of it, and accomplish nothing that is really worth doing; but when God gives us his comforting grace within, and his upholdings on every hand, then shall we teach with power, and sinners shall learn to profit: "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted unto thee."