Matthew 5:8

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

Titus 1:15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

Psalm 18:26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure; and with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

God is still there when a man is defiled and unbelieving, but that man cannot comprehend purity and thus cannot see God.

Purity is not a one-time deal, but rather a continuous process, and it’s more than just what you do with your actions but a matter of what’s in your heart.

John 13:10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”

If it was David never would have been able to return to a right relationship with God, you all know the story of David and Bathsheba, let’s look at how David sought to return to purity…

Psalm 51:6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

Psalm 51:17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—these, O God, You will not despise.

As the lyrics to the rap song ‘Responsibility’ Say, “Real men make mistakes and they own up to them quickly…And they do it 'cause He did it, motivated by the King (talking about responsibility)…” I think these lyrics do well in summing up the how and why of what David is talking about.

Application-To remember that Purity is not a one-time deal and you’re done, that we are called to be pure in heart, God desires truth in our inward parts and wants us to be humble enough to be real with him. To put in to practice owning quickly up to the mistakes that I make, and not doing it in a blame shifting type of manner.