Come, and see the victories of the cross. Christ's wounds are thy healings, His agonies thy repose, His conflicts thy conquests, His groans thy songs, His pains thine ease, His shame thy glory, His death thy life, His sufferings thy salvation. - Matthew Henry, The Communicant's Companion
Only God can cleanse your heart from its impurities. David knew this and prayed, ‘Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me’ (Ps. 51:10). God does that for all who believe on Jesus Christ. He does it judicially in the moment of our belief. He does it practically … Continue reading One More on the Pure in Heart
The pure in heart are happy (v. 8); Blessed are the poor in heart, for they shall see God. This is the most comprehensive of all the beatitudes; here holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. Here is the most comprehensive character of the blessed: they are pure in heart. Note, True religion consists in heart-purity. Those who are inwardly pure, … Continue reading Matthew Henry Monday: More On the Pure in Heart
The heart is what you are, in the secrecy of your thought and feeling, when nobody knows but God. And what you are at the invisible root matters as much to God as what your are at the visible branch. “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel … Continue reading Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
From Method for Prayer... We bless you for the redemption we have through Christ’s blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of your grace, which you have lavished upon us. Ephesians 1:7-8 That you have forgiven all our iniquities and healed all our diseases; Psalm 103:3 and in love you have delivered our lives from … Continue reading Matthew Henry Monday
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