Learn to be Pure

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

The Lord’s speaking to the churches through the recent study of the book of Ezra and Nehemiah impressed me deeply with the need for purity on my part. To be pure in heart and conscience is needed to be able to see the Lord. Though I knew this truth doctrinally, I have never been so convicted deeply as it does today. Now, in every matter great or small, I checked within myself first if I were pure in my attitude or in my consideration. As I began to check any doubtful matter carefully before the Lord, in many cases, I was convicted of not being as pure as I ought to be. Therefore, I exercise myself to deal with myself and took action in a way that would be deemed pure. Be it money matter or any matter, now I first checked within myself, “Am I pure?” This exercise helps me in dealing with my conscience to be pure.

The area of dealing comes now and then in my life experiences. When I minister the word, did I minister with a pure heart so as not to gain any self-seeking attention? When I talk to people do I have any ulterior motive? When I settle accounts, do I do it purely without any manipulation? When I talk to people do I speak purely without any play of words or diplomacy? 

I have now been learning to check over and over again as I begin to exercise to learn to be pure. I do know that only the Lord is pure. Now that the Lord is in me, I must learn to take His purity as my purity and not try to impose my purity upon the matter in consideration.

This lesson of purity helps me a lot in my Christian life and Christian ministry. It filters off any impurity within as I turn to the Lord cross-checking the matter for purity. What a release I have been experiencing when I learn to take Christ as my purity! With a good, clean, and pure conscience, I can deal with matters peacefully.

Having mentioned this exercise, my purity is only the Lord. On my part, I exercise to be pure, but it is ultimately the Lord’s purity that can make me pure. As such, like Job, I abhor myself seeing how impure I am and dealing with my impurity, I take Christ's purity as my purity and see the Lord by gaining Him through the exercise of taking Christ as my purity.
 
Lord, make me pure in heart that I may see You in every matter and situation.