What It Looks Like to Have a Pure Heart

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Updated July 08, 2022

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There are measures we can take in our daily lives to separate ourselves from the world’s perspective. We are no better than they are, for everyone is created by God, and loved by Him. However, when we become aware of our sinfulness and undergo salvation and saving by Christ Jesus, we choose different paths and actions in life by the strength the Holy Spirit provides us. Everyone is born with a desire to be closer to God, and when we begin to take our first steps following Christ, the desire grows. We give in to our natural craving for more of God! And it changes us, purely, from the inside, out. “Paul makes it clear that one cannot claim God’s gracious promises without a life of holiness,” The Fire Bible explains, “which involves moral purity, spiritual integrity, separation from evil and dedication to God.”

As I look at my teenage daughters and their friends, I see the pressure they put on themselves to do all of the right things. I pray their hearts are purely motivated, and guided by the Lord, Christ Jesus. If we simply aim to do “better” and be “pure” by the world’s standards, to impress or please people, then anxiety and discontent will overtake our efforts. But when we are motivated purely from within, by a desire to know the Lord and follow Him, peace which surpasses all understanding will invade our lives, and the joy we have in Jesus will be apparent to everyone around them. “These OT promises are the basis for Paul’s exhortation concerning cleansing from the external and internal (flesh and spirit) defilement of idol worship,” Moody Bible Commentary explains. “This act of perfecting holiness reflects a deep reverence for God.”

Pure hearts are made up of much more than compliant actions. Pure hearts love God, and love others.

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Meg Bucher Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ at megbucher.com. She is the author of “Friends with Everyone, Friendship within the Love of Christ,” “Surface, Unlocking the Gift of Sensitivity,” “Glory Up, The Everyday Pursuit of Praise,” “Home, Finding Our Identity in Christ,” and "Sent, Faith in Motion." Meg earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University but stepped out of the business world to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. Meg loves being involved in her community and local church, leads Bible study, and serves as a youth leader for teen girls.

What It Looks Like to Have a Pure Heart

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