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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