An elderly woman burdened down by illness
possessed a gift for creating warm, inspiring religious poems she mailed out each
day to other seniors from her church. Irrespective
of how she felt, she consistently projected a contented persona, which she
credits to her creative ability for encouraging others.
Despite the array
of contaminants that flood our consciousness, everyone still is capable of
possessing a pure heart. David asked God to create in him a pure heart. Have
you asked God to do the same for you? Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in
heart for they shall see God." The pure in heart are the ones who
acknowledge their need for God's redemption and pursue it like a wonderful treasure.
Happy are the utterly sincere, for they will see God!
~Matthew 5:8 Phillips – New Testament in Modern
English
Who may climb the mountain of the Lord and enter where
he lives? Who may stand before the Lord? Only those with pure hands and hearts,
who do not practice dishonesty and lying. They will receive God’s own goodness
as their blessing from him, planted in their lives by God himself, their
Savior.
~Psalm 24:3-5 The Living Bible
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast
spirit within me.
~Psalm 51:10 New International Version
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