Clean The Inside – Introspective Worship Ballad | Matthew 23:2

"Clean The Inside" is a vulnerable, introspective worship ballad that invites God to do the deep work of purification. Based on Jesus' warning in Matthew 23, this song moves past the polished surface of our religious performance and asks the Spirit to wash the "inside of the cup," where our true motives live.

🎧 Introspective. Vulnerable. Purity. Integrity.

Perfect for seasons of repentance, Ash Wednesday, or personal consecration.

📖 Scripture Inspiration:

Matthew 23:26 (ESV) "You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean."

🎶 Lyrics:

[Verse 1] (Solo piano, acoustic guitar) I know how to say the words, I know how to play the part I know how to hide the shadows living in my heart I polish up the surface till it shines like gold But the story on the inside is a story never told Like a cup that’s sparkling clean upon the shelf But full of dirt and darkness in the secrets of the self

[Chorus] (Music swells with emotion) 🎶 Clean the inside! Wash the vessel! Win the war in the holy wrestle! I don't want to be a tomb that’s painted white I want to be a child living in the light Strip away the image, strip away the pride Jesus, come and clean the inside 🎶

[Verse 2] I’ve been seeking honor in the market square Loving all the greetings and the people’s stare But You say the greatest is the one who serves Giving up the credit that the flesh deserves So take me off the pedestal, bring me to my knees Save me from the leaven of the Pharisees

[Chorus] (Fuller sound, warm and enveloping) 🎶 Clean the inside! Wash the vessel! Win the war in the holy wrestle! I don't want to be a tomb that’s painted white I want to be a child living in the light Strip away the image, strip away the pride Jesus, come and clean the inside 🎶

[Bridge] (Music becomes hushed and holy) No more masks! No more acting! No more pretending! Just truth!

[Outro] (Soft and fading) Make me pure... Through and through... Clean the inside.

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