29
Aug
2006
For They WILL see God!
I’m currently reading the shortest book i’m taken a dive into, but its possibly going to take me a long time to read, its one of those books that grips something inside you, it stirs a longing in your heart to Learn, apply, live everything written. The Knowlege of the Holy is a fantastic read – its deep but is good for ones soul and spirit, Tozer just has a way of not only exciting me with His writing, but also He seems to remove a veil that has hidden so many Biblical treasures from me.
But today this has been on my heart, Its a verse he quotes from Matthew 5:8-
‘Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God’
That verse has been running round in my head last night, I actually stuggled to sleep trying to soak up the meaning of that verse, So often we distort God for who He Really is! We’ve tried to bring God down to our level instead of us striving to rise towards His Level (towards not to the same).
God doesn’t look at a person’s appearance when He decides who is pure in heart. In fact, those who appear to be doing God’s will may be a long way from him? (Did I just say that..).
As Jesus looked down the mountain that day where he was teaching his disciples he saw among the a crowd at the bottom many who were pure in heart. These were among the people who were down-trodden by the self-righteous Pharisees and by the Roman government, yet whose lives were filled with seeking God’s will. They probably weren’t particularly very special people – in our eyes.
You needn’t look far to find a little widow lady whose heart is right with God, who believes this or that tv-ministry is God’s work, so supports it with a check every time the minister pleads, “Please don’t let this work go off the air.” She may be deceived, but her heart is pure.
How can you know whether your heart is pure or not? David, gives us a clue. He wrote, “Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that has clean hands, and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully (Psalm 24:34).
If your hands are clean of doing ungodly things, and if you are a good neighbor, a credit to your community; if you haven’t put materialism and other empty things of the world ahead of the things of God; if your word can he trusted by all; then you are likely among those of whom Jesus said, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” (Matt. 5:8)
God sees into our hearts and mind, He knows even what we think. I’m sure he finds some who appear to be doing God’s will, but whose hearts are far from him. Isaiah prophesied.
“…this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.” (Isaiah 29:13).
I guess today I’m not asking a question looking a worded response, but rather a question that requires action and obedience,
Am I pure in Heart? How can I be? Today Rise up, and seek God in honesty and purity and I know You will Find Him!
