The Pure in Heart Shall See God
If you’ve watched Bill Gaither’s Homecoming videos, you’ve no doubt heard Jesse Dixon sing “Highway to Heaven.” This morning, I was singing that song when the line jumped out at me: “None shall walk up there but the pure in heart.” This is Scriptural as Matthew 5:8 says, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
The importance of purity is something we don’t hear much about in today’s churches. It goes along with righteousness and holiness. Without these things, we cannot see God. “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14).
No matter what anyone says, holiness and purity are not optional and the fact is, if you’re not pure in heart, you’re not pure. You may be able to refrain from impure acts but it must be reality in your heart and in your thought life for it to be reality in your life.
You can sing about the “Highway to Heaven” all you want but, if you’re not living a life that God can bless, it’s merely a song and not your reality.
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