Pure in heart
12/16/07 01:45 PM Filed in: In Our
Fathers Hands | Daily
Devotionals
The following
devotional was taken from
"In Our Father's
Hands" and written by Justin
Hatfield.
July 1
Daily Bible Reading: Psalm 73-74; Proverbs 15:19-16:4
Pure in heart
Devotional Text: Psalm 73:1
In our devotional text the Psalmist writes, “Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart” (Psalm 73:1)! God is a wonderful and awesome God, capable of anything we can imagine and more. The psalm says that our almighty and powerful God is good to those who are pure in heart. Everyone WANTS God to be good to them, but what does the Bible say we have to be in order for that to happen? That’s right; it says that we have to be pure in heart. What does it mean to be pure in heart?
Yesterday we talked about people knowing we are God’s children by our actions. Do you think if we only do the right thing and say the right things that will be enough for God? Sometimes we think we can “fool” God into thinking we are good Christians. People see what we do, but God sees into our hearts. We cannot fool God into thinking we are good people.
Being pure in heart means that you say and do everything for a reason. Not because you want to look good, or be thought of as a good person, but because you ARE a GOOD PERSON. Our reasoning for being good is not so that others will think we are “good.” Our reasoning is because we love God and WANT to do the right thing. God will be good and bless those of us who are doing the right thing because that is what is in our hearts. That’s what it means to be pure in heart.
Daily Bible Reading: Psalm 73-74; Proverbs 15:19-16:4
Pure in heart
Devotional Text: Psalm 73:1
In our devotional text the Psalmist writes, “Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart” (Psalm 73:1)! God is a wonderful and awesome God, capable of anything we can imagine and more. The psalm says that our almighty and powerful God is good to those who are pure in heart. Everyone WANTS God to be good to them, but what does the Bible say we have to be in order for that to happen? That’s right; it says that we have to be pure in heart. What does it mean to be pure in heart?
Yesterday we talked about people knowing we are God’s children by our actions. Do you think if we only do the right thing and say the right things that will be enough for God? Sometimes we think we can “fool” God into thinking we are good Christians. People see what we do, but God sees into our hearts. We cannot fool God into thinking we are good people.
Being pure in heart means that you say and do everything for a reason. Not because you want to look good, or be thought of as a good person, but because you ARE a GOOD PERSON. Our reasoning for being good is not so that others will think we are “good.” Our reasoning is because we love God and WANT to do the right thing. God will be good and bless those of us who are doing the right thing because that is what is in our hearts. That’s what it means to be pure in heart.
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