In what ways can you remove sin to approach God sincerely?

Setting the Heart: Job 11:13 at a Glance

“​As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him” (Job 11:13)

• Two simple actions frame sincere approach:

– Direct (or devote) the heart toward God.

– Lift up hands—an outward sign of inward surrender.

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Step One: Direct the Heart Toward God

• Examine motives (Psalm 139:23-24).

• Choose single-minded devotion, rejecting double loyalty (Matthew 6:24).

• “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13).

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Step Two: Lift Holy Hands in Surrender

• Physical posture reflects spiritual reality (1 Timothy 2:8).

• Open, upraised hands confess dependence and submission.

• “Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God” (Romans 12:1).

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Step Three: Remove Sin by Confession and Repentance

• Admit specific sins without excuse (Proverbs 28:13).

• Turn completely—mind, will, actions (Acts 3:19).

• “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

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Step Four: Trust the Cleansing Blood of Christ

• Only Christ’s sacrifice removes sin’s stain (Hebrews 9:14).

• “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Ephesians 1:7).

• Draw near “having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience” (Hebrews 10:22).

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Step Five: Walk in Ongoing Purity

• Daily wash in the Word (Ephesians 5:26).

• Rely on the Spirit to put sin to death (Romans 8:13).

• Keep short accounts—quick repentance keeps fellowship fresh (Psalm 32:5).

• Pursue accountability and fellowship (Hebrews 3:13).

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Assurance for Those Who Draw Near

• “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8).

• “Come near to God, and He will come near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:8).

• Following Job 11:13’s pattern—directed heart and lifted hands—believers find sin removed, fellowship restored, and confident, sincere access to the living God.