Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Let us be certain that none but the pure of heart shall see
God. Let us understand that nothing we
can do on our own will satisfy the requirement of pureness of heart when it is
time for us to stand before Our Creator.
The purest of notions have no eternal value if the heart of
the man is impure. The most impressive
outward actions are meaningless if the heart of the man is impure. The Pharisees are outstanding examples of
these statements. The Pharisees were
outwardly righteous, but inwardly they were full of impurity in their hearts.
Let us not forget that without Christ we are no better off
than the Pharisees. Our hearts are
naturally unclean and we have no power to make them pure. The only way that we can be pure in heart is
to have the blood of Jesus cleanse us from our sins.
By the grace of God, we can submit our lives to the One that
was 100% pure. We can make the desire of our hearts to be pure through
Him. We can have hearts that are as pure
as Christ, the angels in heaven and the glorified saints. Even though we may fail from time to time, we
can turn our minds over to Him to be constantly renewed. Yet imperfect, we can have hearts that are
entirely pure through the righteousness of Jesus Christ. And thus, we can be sure with full faith and
confidence that we will see God at the time that He has set aside for us to
stand before Him because our hearts will be pure.
Let us rejoice. In Christ, we have been cleansed of all unrighteousness.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, we thank You for sending Jesus to this
earth as our model of purity. We ask
that You mold our hearts so that we may submit to Your Son to rule and reign in
our lives. May the power of the Holy
Spirit constantly renew our minds. May
You provide the armor of protection that we need to shield us from the
impurities that the world so freely throws at us. May the world around us be drawn to Your Son,
Jesus, because of the purity that they see in us. We ask these things in the name of the One
who is faithful and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all
unrighteousness, Jesus Christ.
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