Purposeful Purity

Matthew 5:8 (KJV) Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

    “So what are your plans for the day?” 

     Those words rang in my ears early in the morning as my beautiful wife patiently waited for the answer.  “Huh?  I uh…. hadn’t thought about it.”  Now in my defense it was 5:15 am and I was in the shower trying to wash the sleepy from my mind.  But that question started the thinking process and led me to this meditation.  Do we make plans to be with God during the day? 
 
     So often we start our day and begin the business of this life.  We spend time grooming our bodies, feeding our bodies, talking with our spouse, loving the children, and organizing our work, but do we purposefully plan our communion with the Father?  If being pure in heart corresponds to having a “single eye”, we must cultivate our relationship with Jesus.  That means loving Him on purpose and with purpose.
 
    There are many things competing for our time and affections.  We cannot take for granted that our love will just prosper.  In recent years there have been many proponents of “date nights” with your spouse. This is a perfect example of loving on purpose.  Smart couples will not relegate their relationship to just one night a week but will schedule time every day to actively seek the heart of their love.  Then that couple must defend that time against the thieves that try to steal their attention and affections. 

      So it is with Jesus.  He is never turned away from us.  But far too often “He stands at the door and knocks.”  We have not defended our time with Him.  Life and all its urgent needs have distracted us from the lover of our souls and we have allowed the love that once burned in our hearts to grow cold.  We still love Him we just don’t have time for Him and we find ourselves empty.

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall be filled.  Today, let’s make that something we do on purpose.