Purity of Heart

I am extending an invitation to My Bride to walk in new levels of purity that will ensure greater depths of love, freedom and joy. A purity that comes from an undivided heart which is set on the love of her Bridegroom King. A purity that causes everything that is false to fall away. A purity that is so attractive to the world it brings favour and draws people in.

My Beloved, I want you to examine your hearts. Since the days of the sermon on the Mount, the righteous attribute of purity has been hijacked by the religious spirit and twisted to resemble something which is based on self-effort and striving; a concept totally devoid of grace. This so easily creeps in.

Purity is not about avoiding the ‘contamination’ of the world and adhering to strict discipline and rules in an effort to steer clear of sin. That is both fear and performance based and has no part in a relationship with Me. Avoid this counterfeit faith which robs joy, breeds comparison and undermines the power of the cross.

Instead, pursue encounters with Me which will cause your love to grow and will set alight a holy, burning desire to run after only that which is pure and pleases Me. True purity and Christ- like obedience are birthed in intimacy and flow from a heart that knows and loves her King. 

Activation

Pursuing purity of heart takes time. Allow Holy Spirit to reveal if there is one area of your life where you partner with striving, performance or a wrongful fear. Ask Him to show you where this started and expose any lie that you believe. Confess, repent and break agreement with that lie. Ask Jesus what He wants to give you instead. Spend time with the Lord and ask Him to draw you into an encounter with him; a place of intimacy from which purity of heart will flow. If this is new to you, meditate on a bible verse and allow the Lord to lead you into abiding with him.

Matthew 5:8 (AMPC)

Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous—possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! 

Psalm 19:9 (NIV)

The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.

1 John 3:3 (TPT)

And all who focus their hope on him will always be purifying themselves, just as Jesus is pure.