THE PURE IN HEART
Memorise: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Matthew 5:8
Read: Psalm 24:3-6, 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or
who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He
that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He
shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This
is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Bible in one year: Judges 10-11, Job 41:18-34
There are certain encounters in the journey of an individual which birth a lifestyle of holiness in the individual. This is why we should always pray to God to encounter a touch of His glory. When Jesus was addressing His followers on the mountain, He taught them among other things the necessity of having a pure heart. Purity of the heart, as far as God is concerned, is a basic requirement in achieving and maintaining an uninterrupted fellowship with God. This is because the heart of man is the engine of his life. The heart, according to the Bible, should be guided diligently, because out of it are the issues of life.
The pure in heart refers to a
heart that contains no other thing apart from God and His counsel. According to
Philippians 4:8
“Finally,
brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lonely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise think on these things.”
The intents and contents of the
human life go on in the heart so God is interested in the purity of our hearts.
If the heart is pure, it will be reflected in the actions of a man. God wants
our heart to be yielded to Him and not to the world or the pleasures in it.
When the heart is pure, it will produce transparency in our dealings with other
people. When our heart is pure, the motive behind our actions will not be evil
spoken of and when they are misconstrued for something else; we will always
have a good conscience towards God. A pure heart produces holy living.
“Either
make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his
fruit corrupt: for tree is known by his fruit.”
Matthew
12:33
I want you to examine your heart,
is it pure? Are your motives correct? Are you speaking the truth in that
report? If your heart is revealed by the Almighty God towards your boss, will
he find love there or hatred? Do you really know God or are you playing along
because of the crowd?
There are lots of blessings
attached to having a pure heart. When your heart is holy and pure, there will
be no iota of fear and condemnation in you. You will have unlimited access to
your Maker because there is no hindrance in you. Purity of heart will make your
never lack the help of the Almighty God because He is interested in the cases
of those whose hearts are pure and humble, He is committed to helping them
Psalms 73:1, 2nd Chronicles
16:9). You need to nail all your affections to the cross and sin, both within
and without. Let God rule over the affairs of your life so that there will be
communion and unbroken fellowship with His presence.
Key Point
If God looks into your heart, what will He find?
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