Pure & Broken

We spend so much energy on how things look on the outside — but God has always been after the heart. In this episode, Blake opens Matthew 5:8 and Psalm 34:18 to ask a searching question: what kind of heart does God actually seek? Scripture gives two answers that belong together — a heart that is pure and a heart that is broken.A pure heart, Blake explains, isn’t a flawless one but an undivided one — God alone on the throne, with no rival loyalties. A broken, contrite heart is the humble, repentant heart God can soften and shape. And here’s the relief: you don’t manufacture that heart, you ask God for it. As David prayed after his worst failure, “Create in me a clean heart, O God” (Psalm 51:10). The Lord isn’t waiting for you to arrive with a perfect heart — He draws near to the one honest enough to admit it isn’t.Follow Before the Lord on Facebook (@BeforeTheLord) and Instagram (@beforethelorddevo). Get devotionals delivered to your inbox at blakescrawford.com/sign-up, or listen anytime at blakescrawford.com/listen. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeart.