Matthew 5:8
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
Jesus talks about the pure in heart, not the pure in body, not only the virgins or the holy priests. It’s the ones who hearts are open before God, who, through the fire of the Holy Spirit and Jesus' perfect love, have been purified.
To be pure is to be made up of one single thing, no added extras, like pure gold, or pure orange juice. To be pure in heart is when your desires and faith and love is made up of God alone, your heart set on Jesus, and only Him. Not that you only do "Jesus things" all day, every day. But it's a way of thinking, a way of living that is fully built upon and centered around Jesus and His truth.
To be pure is to be made up of one single thing, no added extras, like pure gold, or pure orange juice. To be pure in heart is when your desires and faith and love is made up of God alone, your heart set on Jesus, and only Him. Not that you only do "Jesus things" all day, every day. But it's a way of thinking, a way of living that is fully built upon and centered around Jesus and His truth.
And when we do that we will be pure in heart. We will see God. We will be blessed. Whole, perfectly satisfied, at peace with God, and lacking nothing.
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