Pure in Heart

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

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81 To be pure in heart is to be single in purpose, to have the single goal of accomplishing God's will for God's glory (1 Cor. 10:31). This is for the kingdom of the heavens. Our spirit is the organ by which we receive Christ (John 1:12; 3:6), whereas our heart is the ground where Christ as the seed of life grows (13:19). For the kingdom of the heavens we need to be poor in spirit, empty in our spirit, that we may receive Christ. Also, we need to be pure, single, in our heart that Christ may grow in us without frustration.

These days the matter of purity touched me a lot. My heart's desperate cry has been, "Lord, make me pure in heart."  For I know too well of what my heart is under the shining light of the Lord, that I am not as pure. My motive, intention and attitude have been weighed now and then through various circumstances. Every time it tries to wage its ugly tail, the Lord reminded me to pure and simple in heart. The love of God is truly unfathomable. Though I could in many cases, have gone astray, His love preserved me, reminded me of my need for Him, and much more to be dealt with by Him.

Till today I do not know how pure or impure I am, but I deeply sense the need to be purified more and more, day by day. My deep intense prayer has been that the Lord would make my heart pure, single and simple. Especially when one gets involved in the work of God, though seemingly, the secular or academic or worldly ambitions have been forsaken, but what about the spiritual ambition? The ministry of the age is the greatest help in matters of dealing with my inward being. 

Spiritual ambition and spiritual pride are two great danger among the Lord's children. Any saints who cannot break through in these will be through with their spiritual future. The consequences of such evil is far more than that of the world's. History has proved it time and again, with rebellions now and then, here and there. Even the best of spiritual giant can be the best at spiritual destruction. The ministry in the Lord's recovery is the only place I find where this have been properly dealt with. May the Lord preserve every saints from this spiritual evil. Only the mercy of the Lord can preserve us from this cancer, worse than any backsliding.

The shining of the Lord, the ministry of the word and the dealing of the heart are best for the purity of heart. The Lord shines, the ministry speaks which the Bible confirms and the grace and strength of the Lord, to dig away all impurities from our hearts. For all these, adequate time must be spent with the Lord to have a direct contact with Him, and the dealing of the heart in the renewing of the mind, the stabilising of emotion and subduing of the will is of utmost necessity. May the Lord preserve every saint in His recovery to be pure, single and simple in heart.