The Pure in Heart—The Blessed Life—Josiah Kagin

Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. This past week my mom had two cardiac arrests. My dad was quick to call the paramedics and begin CPR until they came. When they arrived, they administered the defibrillator six times before getting a pulse again. These were terrifying moments! While the doctors did their best to discover the cause of the cardiac arrest and the “death rhythm”, they could not. One of the doctors did say in a consultation that a virus could cause the heart to have rhythm issues. A virus is an infective agent that can do a lot of damage to one’s heart. We certainly see that the purity of our physical heart matters! As Jesus introduced His sermon on the mount, on the North West coast of the Sea of Galilee, He describes the attitudes and attributes that He desires for those of His Kingdom to develop. In a brief, concentrated statement, Jesus urged His disciples to develop the attribute of purity in their hearts. Through His Word, we will see that the purity of our spiritual heart matters to Jesus.