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Today I am wondering about the purity of the heart. if the the pure in heart are going to see God then the impure will not. There is a possibility to be ritually pure and still be defiled.

Yeshua talked about how one's heart is not made impure by having contact with ceremonially unclean things. it is not external to the heart.

in Genesis 6:5 and 8:21 God looks upon humanity and declares that that every thought of our hearts are, from our childhood, always evil, which is repeated by Yeshua in Matthew 5:16-20. Yeshua says that eating with unclean hands does not make us unclean but that whatever flows over in our hearts will come out and be expressed.

in 1 King 11:2-4 the Bible says that Solomon's heart was turned away from the Lord. This means that it is possible for the heart to have it's focus turned away from God and focused upon something else.

In the Psalms there is some good advice about maintaining a pure heart. IN Psalm 112:7-8 we learn the the heart needs to be fixed by trusting in the Lord. This trust will establish the heart so that you are not driven by fear.

in 119:2 we see that keeping the Lord's testimonies and by seeking Him. Yeshua says that seeking the Lord first will help us to prioritize our life. In 119:10-11 we find that hiding God's word in our heart (memorizing) will actually keep us from sin.

i so want the thoughts of my mind and the meditation of my heart to please God and then lead me on the path of righteousness.

what do you do for your heart? are you willing to turn from the hard unrighteous heart and let the Lord write his word on your hear.

gotta sleep

peace