Pure Heart, Pure Mind

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. ”
~Matthew 5:8 (KJV)

Ever heard someone say something like this ―You know, God
works in mysterious ways!‖

While this may sound good, it isn’t entirely true. Why? We serve
a God who wants us to be as close to Him as we can be! We serve a
God who longs to give us the inside scoop! Why? Because He loves
us!

All throughout the Old Testament, Christ can be seen. All
throughout the Old Testament, the Bible points to the coming
Christ, how He would suffer, die, and redeem us back to God.

Then, when Jesus showed up, He pointed to the same thing; how
He would suffer, die, and be raised from the dead, and how He
would ascend to Heaven, send the Holy Spirit, and so forth.

All throughout the scriptures, we find God wanting to let
mankind in on His plan, but we also find that oftentimes people
can’t see it, can’t perceive it. Why? Because they are blind to it,
focusing on other things instead.

Today I want to encourage you! I want you and me to see just
how good God is and how much He so desires to let us in on His
inner workings!

Check out these awesome passages:

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart of man, the things that
God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath
revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth
all things, yea the deep things of God. For what man
knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is
in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the
Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the
spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that
are freely given to us of God.
For who knoweth the mind of the Lord, that he may
instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. ”

~I Corinthians 2:9-12 & 16 (KJV)

I would encourage you to read the entirety of this passage a few
times over!

Listen, God isn’t the ―old man upstairs,‖ or some uncaring entity
out of touch with His creation! He is a good God, and He wants to
fellowship with us, letting us in on His plans on the earth! In fact,
many of His overall big-picture plans, He has already revealed to us
in the scriptures.

As for everyday life, He longs for us to walk with Him and talk
with Him! He wants us on the inside!
How do we do this?

Simply put, by having a pure heart.

“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By
taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole
heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy
commandments.” ~Psalm 119:9-10 (KJV)

When we seek the Lord with all our hearts, we will find Him.
When we intentionally put Him first in our day, in our week, in our
home, in our business, in our everyday life, He will show up in a
mighty way, giving us insight that we never thought possible!
He will enable us to see and do things that we never thought
possible. We will be privy to His plans, His ways, and we will do
mighty things for Him and through Him!

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