Beatitude #6- The Pure in Heart, Part 1 (TMF:407)

Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #6- The Pure in Heart, Part 1 (TMF:407) - Daniel Litton
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       The next Beatitudes states, ““Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” God definitely values purity of heart among his saints. He wants us, as believers, to be righteous, to do the best we can in following his rules as outlined in the Bible. God is not looking for legalistic perfectionists, but he wants people to have honest, sincere hearts in being obedient to and serving him. Remember what the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians about giving money? He said, “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7, ESV). The same idea is conveyed in Exodus chapter 25 in the Old Testament. It says, “The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me” (Exodus 25:1-3 ESV). So God didn’t just want the gift, he wanted it to come from the ‘heart’ of people.