Purity of Heart and Life | Charles Spurgeon | Devotional | "Faith's Checkbook"

JANUARY 8 ~ Purity of Heart and Life | C H Spurgeon | Devotional | Updated | Faith's Checkbook | "Be Very Inspired"

*"Faith's Checkbook" (or "Chequebook of the Bank of Faith" in the UK) is a daily devotional written by Charles H Spurgeon in the later years of his life.

In this daily devotional, Mr Spurgeon presents the Lord's amazing promises in the Bible - one promise a day for us to meditate upon. The title for each promise was given by Mr Spurgeon.

It is in the Public Domain.
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This devotional is published here in the afternoon (UK time), whilst the twice-daily devotional ‘Morning & Evening: Daily Readings’ by Mr Spurgeon is published in the morning and in the evening. May the Lord bless us through these 2 devotional series.
God bless!🙏

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"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God" Matthew 5:8

Purity, even purity of heart, is the main thing to be aimed at. We need to be made clean within through the Spirit and the Word, and then we shall be clean without by consecration and obedience.

There is a close connection between the affections and the understanding: if we love evil we cannot understand that which is good. If the heart is foul, the eye will be dim. How can people who love unholy things ever hope to see a holy God?

What a privilege it is to see God here! A glimpse of Him is heaven below! In Christ Jesus the pure in heart behold the Father. We see Him, His truth, His love, His purpose, His sovereignty, His covenant character, yes, we see Himself in Christ. But this is only apprehended as sin is kept out of the heart. Only those who aim at godliness can cry, "My eyes are ever toward the Lord." (Psalm 25:15)

The desire of Moses, "I pray to You, show me Your glory" (Exodus 33:18) can only be fulfilled in us as we purify ourselves from all iniquity. We shall "see Him as He is," (1 John 3:2) and "everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself" (1 John 3:3). The enjoyment of present fellowship and the hope of the beatific vision are urgent motives for purity of heart and life. LORD, make us pure in heart so that we may see You!

Amen.

“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,
who has not lifted up his soul to
an idol, nor sworn deceitfully.”
Psalm 24:3-4

“Create in me a clean
heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10

“Keep your heart with
all diligence, for out of it
spring the issues of life.”
Proverbs 4:23

“Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.”
Matthew 5:8

“If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:9

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