Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:8

“Blessed are the pure in heart for they see God.” This is one of the greatest promises in all of scripture. The Lord gave us the opportunity to have a pure heart and also to see God. Nature has many ways to make the ecosystem clean. One of the more visible illustrations is the example of the ocean casting up its mire and dirt with tows and crashing waves. Rain also is a way to eliminate air pollution as molecules of dirt and pollutants cling to water droplets; where the smell of fresh air after a good rain storm fills the atmosphere. I believe this is why the Lord used water the first time to destroy (cleanse) the earth from sinful mankind (Gen. 6:1‑8).

Cleaning an ecosystem is one thing. Making a human heart pure may be a more redoubtable task. The complexity of a pure heart lies in the fact that we think the Lord will invade our lives and wash us from all sin. On the contrary, we must make the effort to approach the Lord on these things for ourselves. This is an offer, not a commandment, an invitation to a better relationship with the Godhead. When our hearts are pure, we will see God? What is Jesus talking about? Very simply, Jesus is talking about the future state of the converted man (Luke 22:31‑34).

The future is promising for those who have surrendered their hearts to the task of purification. How wonderful a day that will be when our faith is at last confirmed by a face-to-face encounter with Jehovah. The chorus of the hymn by Charles H. Gabriel, “O That Will Be Glory,” fits perfectly here: {Will through the ages be glory for me! When by His grace I shall look on His face, That will be glory, be glory for me.} (I Cor. 13:11‑13) O how we love Thee Lord Jesus. O how wonderful is Thy Name. Great and mighty are Thy works in all the earth. O how we long for Thee this day!

Word for Today

Bliss ‑ Extreme happiness; ecstasy.

Quote for Today

“Take the world’s greatest art collections and put them in an international art museum; all of them put together could not compare to the glory of one glimpse of His face.”

- raj