A Pure Heart’s Reward – Seeing God Daily

Jesus’ promise to us is that if we want to see God daily, we are to pursue a pure heart (Mat. 5:8). A pure heart is not about physical cleanliness, although that is inferred. The work for purity is about having a unity or singleness of heart or mind. It literally means this: blessed is that heart which is unmixed. For example, 14-karat gold contains 58.3% pure gold by weight. This means that out of 24 parts in the alloy, 14 parts are gold, and the remaining 10 parts (41.7%) consist of other metals such as copper, silver, nickel, or zinc. It is a mixture. And so, when Jesus says, Blessed are the pure in heart, He is referring to those who do not have a mixture of devotion. A mixture of devotion can be seen in a divided heart that pursues both Jesus and the world. Jesus later gives an example of a heart that has a mixture of devotion when He says: "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money" (Mat. 6:24).