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.
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, 2ndChronicles
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?
Bible in one year: Judges 10-11, Job 41:18-34
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