Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
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1 Chronicles 28:9. “… the Lord searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts .
The heart is what you are, in the secrecy of your thought and feeling, when nobody knows but God. And what you are at the invisible root matters as much to God as what your are at the visible branch.
A pure heart is a heart that has nothing to do with falsehood. It is painstakingly truthful and free from deceitfulness. Deceit is what you do when you will two things, not one thing. You will to do one thing and you will that people think you are doing another. You will to feel one thing and you will that people think you are feeling another. That is impurity of heart.
1 Samuel 16:7 "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart"
From the heart are all the issues of life. So the heart is utterly crucial to Jesus. What we are in the deep, private recesses of our lives is what he cares about most. Jesus did not come into the world simply because we have some bad habits that need to be broken. He came into the world because we have hearts that need to be purified.
To have a pure heart means to have a heart that is committed to living a life that is totally pleasing to God, because Having purified our souls and hearts, refraining from evil desires, and wanting only to give love and do good things, we are ready to be very close friends with God.
It also means that those who have pure hearts (virtuous feelings and intentions coupled with childlike faith) will perceive God's presence and influence over everything they see in this life ... God is everywhere for the pure in heart, and, though still alive, they are already in heaven
If we see God, that will open up the treasure trove of all the blessings, not only for eternity, but also for life here and now.
And the key to open that treasure trove is a pure heart!
Psalm 24:3-4.Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, which does not lift up his soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully.
So, to have a pure heart is to be Having a pure heart means living by the rules of God that bring internal, moral purity. God is a holy God, and He expects His people to live life according to the standard He has set for them.
Purity of heart is no deception, no double-mindedness, and no divided allegiance.

Carol King Amen, amen amen! The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear
 of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules[d] of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." Psalm 19: 7-9, 14 ESV Godspeed!

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