Day Eight
Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
I know I am not this. I don’t think I have known anyone like this. I know all of us carry guilt for something that we have done.
The Greek word for pure is katharos. It means someone who is blameless, clean and unstained by guilt. I was not pure in heart until I asked God to forgive me and accepted Jesus into my heart. The work katharos can also mean purified by fire or pruned. There is another Greek word used here; it is kardeeah. This word can mean the physical heart but it also means the spiritual center of life.
I believe Jesus is telling the people listening this part because when they hear others who preach after Jesus was crucified, and rose again, and returned to God’s kingdom; they understood what they were saying. For did not Jesus tell them if you are pure in heart that you shall see God. Jesus is giving those that don’t believe in Him a promise. That promise is that if you seek Him, you will find Him. If you ask Him to forgive you, He will forgive you. Your heart will be pure, and you will see God. It is a powerful promise.
I have not forgotten who I was before I found Jesus. It is hard for me to remember that person for I hurt people. If I had not found Jesus, I would have continued to hurt people. I would never have worked with children who were abused. I would have lived in darkness. But that night, I accepted Jesus changed the path of my life for I was beginning to be made into a new creation. I will only see God because of Jesus bearing my sins on that cross, and his forgiving me of those sins, because I believe in Jesus as my Savior. My salvation is best thing I own.
Today’s Question:
How have you changed since you accepted Jesus as your Savior?
Ever in God’s Love,
Mary Elizabeth Todd
November 19, 2024
Ruhamah United Methodist Church Bible Verses 