Purity: A Foundation For the Blessing Flow (II)
As a Christian, you have already been blessed by God, however you must have a pure heart in order to withdraw the blessing. A pure heart is genuine and sincere, without selfishness or underhandedness. You can purify your heart by obeying the truth of God's Word.
You must have clean hands and a pure heart to handle the Word of God and get results from it.
1. Just like God gave Moses a rod with which he did signs and wonders (Exodus 4:17), He has given you the "rod" of His Word.
a. Jesus is the rod, or the Word of God through which signs and wonders are done (Isaiah 11:1; John 1:14).
b. The Word is the rod through which all things are possible.
2. Just like Jesus purified His house of thievery and wickedness (Matthew 21:12-16), you must also purify your heart.
a. When you purify your heart, you will become a person of prayer, who experiences God's power and responds with praise.
b. By purging your heart, you allow more fruit to show forth in your life (John 15:2).
c. Purify your heart by being obedient to the truth of God's Word (1 Peter 1:22).
i. When you obey the truth, it will cleanse and purify your heart (John 8:31, 32).
ii. Knowing the Word of God is necessary before you can obey it.
d. Looking for and expecting the return of the Lord will also purify your heart (1 John 3:1-3).
i. When you live daily with the awareness that Jesus could come back at any moment, you will be careful to keep sin and impurity out of your heart and life.
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