Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
For they shall see God
If we see all the be attitudes
Blessed are the poor in Spirit, you might say hey that s what I am.
Blessed are the merciful, you might say By Gods grace i am that person.
Blessed are the peacemakers, you might say By Gods grace, i am peace maker.
But when it comes to Blessed are the pure in heart.
who can say.. Hey that is me.
Who in this world can say I am pure in heart.
you might say this is impossible.
Even apostle Paul says in Romans 7 : 18 - 24 (NLT)
Purity in heart
if this is impossible why would Jesus say?
The Lord says, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
the outcome of this blessing is not a normal thing.
They shall see God.
what do you mean by they shall see God.
When Moses asks God "Show me your Glory."
Exodus 33:18-23 verse 20
20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
The Word of God says no man may see Gods face and live.
The bible says even the holy angels cover their faces from God.
But the Lord says pure in heart can see Gods face.
What does this mean?
Literally, in heaven we see God.
1 John 3:2-3
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
look at the portion, We shall see Him. When the Lord is revealed, we shall see Him.
and that is why verse 3 says, everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure. Seeing God and Purity are connected. and you cannot separate them.
You want to see God, you need to have purity.
Seeing God , while we live in this world is seeing the move of God.
John 3:8 says, the Wind blows, you don't see the wind, but you feel it.you can hear the sound.
if you are pure in heart , you can see the move of God and you can hear the direction and voice of God in your life.
John 3:8
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Come back to Pure in heart.
heart is deceitful above all things
Jeremiah 17:9,10
9 “The heart is deceitful above all things,
And [d]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
10 I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the [e]mind,
Do not say your friends are deceiving you, or your neighbors, or your fellow brothers are deceiving you. The heart is deceitful above all things.
Whenever you end up in a situation and feel that you got deceived say my heart deceived me.
Because even before people can deceive you, your heart can deceive you.
its might be because your heart might be deceiving you for more money, you ended up in a trap.
The heart is desperately wicked.
Wicked is something, but desperately wicked goes at a bigger level.
Now we are going to deal with this Purity in heart.
Pure in heart.
In those days in Israel, the major attention was given to outward religious purity.
Mark 7:2
2 Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, [b]they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.
one time when Jesus disciples are eating food without washing their hands, the pharisees asked why is your disciples eating food with washing of hands and they are not holding the tradition of elders.
washing of cups, washing of couches, they was everything outside, except where it really matters. that is in our heart.
Many times we do this, we appear to be nice outside, Praise the Lord, Kemcho, and in side there will be rotten stuff.
in which realm is this pulpit stand made?
It gets conceived in the makers heart first, and then in physical realm he makes it.
So, the Lord goes deep where it matters: you got settle things inside first.
Look at what Jesus says In Matthew 5
Matthew 5:21-22
21 “You have heard that it was said to those [d]of old,‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I say to you thatwhoever is angry with his brother [e]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’[f] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [g]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [h]hell fire.
Its not about going and doing the murder, but the Lord goes deep inside and say lets go to the root of the issue and say angry without a cause.
Some people get angry without a cause.
Somme people anger will be ready and displayed at any time.Even if you are good also, they get anger.
The heart is full of anger and for angry people cause is not required.
in anger, you may say fool - shall be in danger of judgement.
How do you purify the heart here - Reconciliation.
23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
I tell you, i work in a department called Reconciliation of cash.
Everyday morning the whole department works just for reconciliation of the cash.
Whether the ledger and statements match or not, if they don't match they call up the brokers and say hey why is this not matching and lets agree upon one thing and let this get corrected and by the end of the day it gets reconciled
and without reconciling the millions of dollars of cash, they cannot leave the office for the day.
Purity in heart starts with Reconciliation.
I don't know what you have with other brother or sister in the Church.
Sure there will be issues
Today in the fellowship hall, even before the food goes into your mouth,go to that brother, go to that sister with whom you really don't have whole hearted fellowship, go there and Reconcile.
Hold their hands and tell them that God spoke to me, and I am truly with you.
1 peter 1:22
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
Do you want to see God?
Adultery begin in heart
27 “You have heard that it was said [i]to those of old,‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Just like the anger begins in heart, the adultery also begin in heart.
in those days, it was said you shall not commit adultery.
but the Lord goes into the deep and into the root and say you need to pluck out the eye or cut off the hand.
The second point for purity in heart : Cut off, pluck off the things that is bringing impurity in life.
you know whats bringing garbage into your heart.
Pluck it off. Cut off.
Its not easy.
b) heart is place where you love and hate.
I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
He inclines , he bends, he mends it, because naturally it is not in correct position.
He needs to incline it.. that is why Paul says i want to do good, but i don't do it. The default position for the heart is deceit, desperately wicked. The Psalmist says I have inclined it .
There is an effort involved.
The effort is not about stopping the outward acts. ( not that i want to do).
Your effort is to incline your heart to Perform Gods statutes.
Your dark areas in your heart will be gone only when the Light of God is shine in your heart.
I hate the [t]double-minded - Hate the Double minded.
few days i will feel very godly, i will be in prayer, then i fall into these temptations.
Esau want the food and also the benefits that come from birthright.
Hate the double minded.
I love the gossip about others family lives, and about their kids, but the effect that it creates in me about the relation ship with others i hate it.
Hate the swinging between God and World.
Hate the double minded. Chose the blessing.
Does that mean you never fall? No, but you have made a decision to Love God.
Love the commandment of God.
Jesus eats with sinners, tax collectors,
Jesus holiness infects people around Him.
Gentle quiet Spirit
For they shall see God.
For they shall see God
If we see all the be attitudes
Blessed are the poor in Spirit, you might say hey that s what I am.
Blessed are the merciful, you might say By Gods grace i am that person.
Blessed are the peacemakers, you might say By Gods grace, i am peace maker.
But when it comes to Blessed are the pure in heart.
who can say.. Hey that is me.
Who in this world can say I am pure in heart.
you might say this is impossible.
Even apostle Paul says in Romans 7 : 18 - 24 (NLT)
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[d] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God’s law with all my heart. 23 But there is another power[e] within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Purity in heart
if this is impossible why would Jesus say?
The Lord says, Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
the outcome of this blessing is not a normal thing.
They shall see God.
what do you mean by they shall see God.
When Moses asks God "Show me your Glory."
Exodus 33:18-23 verse 20
20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
The Word of God says no man may see Gods face and live.
The bible says even the holy angels cover their faces from God.
But the Lord says pure in heart can see Gods face.
What does this mean?
Literally, in heaven we see God.
1 John 3:2-3
2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
look at the portion, We shall see Him. When the Lord is revealed, we shall see Him.
and that is why verse 3 says, everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure. Seeing God and Purity are connected. and you cannot separate them.
You want to see God, you need to have purity.
Seeing God , while we live in this world is seeing the move of God.
John 3:8 says, the Wind blows, you don't see the wind, but you feel it.you can hear the sound.
if you are pure in heart , you can see the move of God and you can hear the direction and voice of God in your life.
John 3:8
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Come back to Pure in heart.
heart is deceitful above all things
Jeremiah 17:9,10
9 “The heart is deceitful above all things,
And [d]desperately wicked;
Who can know it?
10 I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the [e]mind,
Do not say your friends are deceiving you, or your neighbors, or your fellow brothers are deceiving you. The heart is deceitful above all things.
Whenever you end up in a situation and feel that you got deceived say my heart deceived me.
Because even before people can deceive you, your heart can deceive you.
its might be because your heart might be deceiving you for more money, you ended up in a trap.
The heart is desperately wicked.
Wicked is something, but desperately wicked goes at a bigger level.
Now we are going to deal with this Purity in heart.
Pure in heart.
In those days in Israel, the major attention was given to outward religious purity.
Mark 7:2
2 Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, [b]they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.
washing of cups, washing of couches, they was everything outside, except where it really matters. that is in our heart.
Many times we do this, we appear to be nice outside, Praise the Lord, Kemcho, and in side there will be rotten stuff.
in which realm is this pulpit stand made?
It gets conceived in the makers heart first, and then in physical realm he makes it.
So, the Lord goes deep where it matters: you got settle things inside first.
Look at what Jesus says In Matthew 5
Matthew 5:21-22
21 “You have heard that it was said to those [d]of old,‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ 22 But I say to you thatwhoever is angry with his brother [e]without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’[f] shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, [g]‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of [h]hell fire.
Its not about going and doing the murder, but the Lord goes deep inside and say lets go to the root of the issue and say angry without a cause.
Some people get angry without a cause.
Somme people anger will be ready and displayed at any time.Even if you are good also, they get anger.
The heart is full of anger and for angry people cause is not required.
in anger, you may say fool - shall be in danger of judgement.
How do you purify the heart here - Reconciliation.
23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
I tell you, i work in a department called Reconciliation of cash.
Everyday morning the whole department works just for reconciliation of the cash.
Whether the ledger and statements match or not, if they don't match they call up the brokers and say hey why is this not matching and lets agree upon one thing and let this get corrected and by the end of the day it gets reconciled
and without reconciling the millions of dollars of cash, they cannot leave the office for the day.
Purity in heart starts with Reconciliation.
I don't know what you have with other brother or sister in the Church.
Sure there will be issues
Today in the fellowship hall, even before the food goes into your mouth,go to that brother, go to that sister with whom you really don't have whole hearted fellowship, go there and Reconcile.
Hold their hands and tell them that God spoke to me, and I am truly with you.
1 peter 1:22
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart,
Do you want to see God?
Adultery begin in heart
27 “You have heard that it was said [i]to those of old,‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Just like the anger begins in heart, the adultery also begin in heart.
in those days, it was said you shall not commit adultery.
but the Lord goes into the deep and into the root and say you need to pluck out the eye or cut off the hand.
The second point for purity in heart : Cut off, pluck off the things that is bringing impurity in life.
you know whats bringing garbage into your heart.
Pluck it off. Cut off.
Its not easy.
b) heart is place where you love and hate.
That is why Psalmist says Psalm 119:112
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.
He inclines , he bends, he mends it, because naturally it is not in correct position.
He needs to incline it.. that is why Paul says i want to do good, but i don't do it. The default position for the heart is deceit, desperately wicked. The Psalmist says I have inclined it .
There is an effort involved.
The effort is not about stopping the outward acts. ( not that i want to do).
Your effort is to incline your heart to Perform Gods statutes.
Your dark areas in your heart will be gone only when the Light of God is shine in your heart.
I hate the [t]double-minded - Hate the Double minded.
few days i will feel very godly, i will be in prayer, then i fall into these temptations.
Esau want the food and also the benefits that come from birthright.
Hate the double minded.
I love the gossip about others family lives, and about their kids, but the effect that it creates in me about the relation ship with others i hate it.
Hate the swinging between God and World.
Hate the double minded. Chose the blessing.
Does that mean you never fall? No, but you have made a decision to Love God.
Love the commandment of God.
The Bible talks about many Godly men and women in New testament.
When mentioned about old testament saints, the new testament does not mention about their sins.
Did David sin, Samson?
But New testament talks about their faith and not about their sins.
Did David sin, Samson?
But New testament talks about their faith and not about their sins.
But the new testament talks about sins of few people
Sin of Esau -Food
Sin of Cain - Ego and Pride and anger
Sin of Balaam -Riches
Sin of Cain - Ego and Pride and anger
Sin of Balaam -Riches
Why
Everybody sins, but whats the difference.
In anger , a person scolds and sins
In moment of lust, looks at a women and sins.
Everybody sins, but whats the difference.
In anger , a person scolds and sins
In moment of lust, looks at a women and sins.
But there comes situations in our lives where we have to choose between a blessing (spiritual) and worldly thing.
That will turn out to be a critical moment.
For example
Let's see Cain.
The Lord gave an opportunity to Cain even after his offering was rejected.
So now he has to choose what he has to do.
He could have said sorry Lord I messed it up with my offering. Next time I will bring the best of offering.
Let's see Cain.
The Lord gave an opportunity to Cain even after his offering was rejected.
So now he has to choose what he has to do.
He could have said sorry Lord I messed it up with my offering. Next time I will bring the best of offering.
But instead he chose to vent out his anger at his brother and killed him.
When you are confronted with a choice of a blessing and worldly thing and if you choose to reject the Blessing that comes from God then Bible calls such person as evil person.
Jude says woe to them for they gone in the way of Cain.
not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
I John 3:12 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
I John 3:12 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
Genesis 4:6-7 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
Genesis 4:6-7 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
Esau:
The below is how Esau rejected his Blessing.
Blessing of God against a material momentary thing.
In life you will always come across these options.
What you choose matters.
Can you see this Esau rejected God's blessing and after wards when he wanted to inherit he was rejected.
There was no place for repentance even though he deligently sought with tears.
This is pretty serious.
There was no place for repentance even though he deligently sought with tears.
This is pretty serious.
lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears.
Hebrews 12:16-17 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
Hebrews 12:16-17 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.” Therefore his name was called Edom. But Jacob said, “Sell me your birthright as of this day.” And Esau said, “Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?” Then Jacob said, “Swear to me as of this day.” So he swore to him, and sold his birthright to Jacob. And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
Genesis 25:29-34 NKJV
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Genesis 25:29-34 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/
Choosing is a blessing is important.
Jesus holiness infects people around Him.
Gentle quiet Spirit
