Purity of Heart for Divine Service

A cup used for show needs to be clean only on the outside. But when you take that cup off the shelf to make it a vessel for service cleanliness on the inside suddenly becomes a concern. Similarly, the Christian whose ambition is to be filled with the Spirit finds being pure in heart a prerequisite. Paul’s prayer in Ephesians, chapter 3 says. “that you might be filled with the fullness of God.” Jesus prayer in John, chapter 15 says: "abide in me and I in you.” The abiding presence of God's Son in our hearts virtually guarantees that cleanliness. Let David’s prayer become your own today. “Create in me a clean heart, oh God; and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalms 51:10.