The Pure in Heart Seeing God

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matt 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
God.
2 Tim 2:22 But flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness,
faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a
pure heart.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To be righteous is to deal with ourselves, to be merciful is
to deal with others, and to be pure in heart is to deal with
God. Toward ourselves, we must be strict and allow no excuses.
Toward others, we should be merciful, giving them more than
they deserve. But toward God we must be pure in heart, seeking
nothing besides Him. The reward for being pure in heart is to
see God. God is our reward. No reward is greater than God
Himself. We gain this reward by being strict, righteous, with
ourselves, by being merciful toward others, and by being pure
in heart toward God.

To be pure in heart is to be single in purpose, to have the
single goal of accomplishing God’s will for God’s glory. This
is for the kingdom of the heavens. Our spirit is the organ to
receive Christ (John 1:12; 3:6), whereas our heart is the
ground where Christ as the seed of life grows (Matt.13:19).
For the kingdom of the heavens we need to be poor in spirit,
empty in our spirit, that we may receive Christ. We also need
to be pure in heart, single in our heart, that Christ may grow
in us without frustration.

If we are pure in heart in seeking God, we shall see God.
Seeing God is a reward to the pure in heart. This blessing is
both for today and for the coming age.
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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life-study of
Matthew, 1986, pp. 185. Both are published by Living
Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat 3/16/99)