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Webster's Definition of Purity: The quality or state of being pure
PURE
1. free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes
2. containing nothing that does not properly belong
3. free from moral fault or guilt
4. marked by chastity
5. of pure blood and unmixed ancestry
Purity, cleaning living, or holiness are many words use to describe the same thing. The million dollar question is, "How does one obtain it?" It is obliviously important to God. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.* Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, ** …and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord*** are scriptures that indicate how He feels about purity. Purity is also walking in integrity. Doing what is right when no one is looking. I hear the walls of defense going up right now!! I can hear the words in your heart that are saying "No one is without fault!!" or "Everyone makes mistakes!!" or "Nobody is Perfect!" This is true as you walk through life you will fall short at times. As I began to write this I was reminded of all my shortcomings, those little white lies, cutting corners at work, murmuring and complaining. This short list doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of my faults. So how does one meet God's standards of purity in this earthly journey? To walk in true purity you must understand it is really a matter of the heart. It's a love thang!!! Why? Because you can walk as straight as an arrow and still not be pure in heart. Purity is not something that can be earned; you cannot work for it by going to church three days a week or reading your bible religiously, or fasting, although these things work in their proper place. Purity is not earned because people do all of those things and still live impure lives, or to put another way they live like the devil. So now that we know that true purity is a matter of the heart, it is birthed into our lives out of love not obligation, from a heart that is captivated by love for Jesus. Before anyone can birth anything, somebody had to have some relations first, I know it may sound crude but it true it's how we all got here, God made things work that way. But the same is true in our spiritual lives the word says that the Lord is our husband or that we are the bride of Christ. So now it's time to GET DOWN WITH THE LORD!! No I'm joking, but we do need to spend time with him daily, in a personal intimate way however He leads. Surrender your heart Him, trust me you will not regret it. When we think of the consequences of an impure lifestyle we often focus on the eternal ramifications. Yet, the consequences of an impure lifestyle are immediate. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see the Lord.* This can be a daily reality, seeing the Lord. OK probably not physically, but as you spend time with him, he will see about you and the things that you care about, he will remove the impurities. You will see him and get to him know ways you never did before. True purity is not a burden, but a delight!!!! Going back to the lover analogy, because I want you to understand how this works, case in point, my friend calls me and ask me to do A, B and C. Ok girl I'll get to when I have time. But let that be someone you like, let's be real, your response time will be immediate. For the ladies, your sweetheart asks you to fix his lunch and he will get a lunch fit for a King. For the gentlemen, your sweetheart asks you wash her car, that car is coming back not only washed but the interior will be clean and smelling good, the chrome shining, the windows sparkling, etc. When Jesus becomes our sweetheart, he ask you to stop that lying, you love him so much you can't resist. Boom it's done. With all this being said I think I need to go find Jesus right now because I got issues…. J
I am attaching song by Frankie Valli Can't Take My Eyes off You, l know many of you know it. This is how the Lord feels about us and it's how we need to feel about him. We captivate Jesus' heart; he is in love with us. If we can get relationship right with him, the other ones in our lives will fall into place.
*Matt 5:8
**Hebrews 12:14b
***Psalms 24:4
Hey I answered my own question!!! This is what is wrong with the church, were not loving Jesus nearly enough as we should.
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