OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-THURSDAY-24/03/2016-THE PURE IN HEART-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
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.
KJV
MESSAGE
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?
Bible in one year
Judges 10-11, Job 41:18-34
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