8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Purity means to be whole, to not be tainted in any way. When we are seeking God and keeping our hearts pure, guarding them from anything or anyone that would contaminate them, then we have a better vision of Who God is. We can see God more clearly.
Often our vision is blurred because our hearts have become corrupted or contaminated.
We complain that we donʼt see God at work, that there is a doctrine too hard to believe, or we donʼt sense God is for us or with us. I have noticed that some people walk in darkness while complaining that they canʼt observe the light.
But when our hearts are pure, our motives are pure, then we find verse 9 and the fifth attribute marking our lives significantly…
James Travis 