In their fullest expression, nine Beatitudes of our Lord are recorded in Matthew chapter five.

This is my “favorite,” if I can use that terminology.

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

The adjective “blessed” is plural in the Greek Textus Receptus, the Manuscript that gave us our King James New Testament.

Many blessings!

Multiple blessings!

Another adjective, “pure,” is suggestive as well. It presents the word picture of a man (or woman) scrubbing a tainted or tarnished vessel until it is shiny, sparkling clean!

Clean as in the “washing of water” by the Word of God! Ephesians 5:26, where we need tons of the water of God’s Word to keep us unsoiled, “pure in heart!”

Clean as if having bathed in Jesus’ Words! As in John 15:3 where He announced … “Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.”

This is progressive, ongoing, durative, habitual cleansing, sanctification really.

And the result?

“Blessed are the pure in heart: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD.”

I am assuming this means … the cleaner we are (in heart), the more we will see (comprehend, understand, adore) our Heavenly Father! And His Son, our Saviour, the dear Lord Jesus Christ!

What a challenge!

Someone ponder this verse today, tonight.

Practice it!

Reap its benefits!

In this spiritual sense … purity leads to perception!

Amen!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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