CAN YOU SEE GOD? HAVE A PURE HEART

Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.


What did Jesus Christ mean when he said, ‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God? This is the question that has been going through my mind this morning. The Greek word used for "pure" is the word is Katharos (used 27 times in the New Testament). Katharos is used to describe something that is clean and free from contamination. The term is used literally, for instance, of the “clean” cloth in which Jesus’ body was wrapped after his death (Mt. 27:59). In the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the word is employed in a ceremonial sense of the purification from leprosy. It also can apply to the release of certain unfortunate individuals from “unclean spirits,” i.e., demons, the persons then, by implication, become “clean.”


On the other hand, the katharos may be used in a higher sense. Many Biblical scholars have implied that in the spiritual sense, “pure” may describe the heart that is free of wrong or sinful  “motives”   It represents that  state of mind of the person who longs to serve God and others for the sheer unselfish joy of honoring the Creator, and thus free of base motives. This is an awesome place for the believer to be. Pure hearted believers are those whose lives are not diluted by sinful motives and who want to experience more and more of the Lord's presence and blessings. 


The word "see" in the Greek is a word that means to  have vision or to experience. Those who are pure at heart have their spiritual eyes opened to a new and awesome world of God's presence and working in all things. Those who are living with right motives, are aware of the Lord and His Kingdom plans and purposes. We can "see" God in a way that the world can never hope to. What a great promise to us.

We can have a pure heart. It is not impossible to live with right motives and in right relationship to God. Every moment can be a God moment to be embraced with excitement and expectation of the blessings and anointing of God. When we understand that we are moving in the wrong direction, repentance places us back in the grace of God. Get clean and stay clean...washed by the blood of Jesus. His awesome grace and mercy can keep us in the presence of our God.


Remember what the psalmist says in Psalm 24:3-4, "Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god." Let's ascend to the mountain of the Lord and stand in that Holy Place together..that's what I've been thinking.....