"But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction.
O all ye that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love; for ye may, if your minds are firm, forever."
Jacob 3:1-2
Being pure in heart has a lot of cool perks. The purity spoken of is probably a lot about what we are focused on in our lives--whether we are dedicated to God, or have our focus fractured by other, lesser things. The cool thing is that the more we solidify God as our number one concern, the more that we are able to fit other righteous things in.
Today, let's work on being the pure in heart spoken of here, working to ensure that our minds are firm, that we are praying in faith, and that we are open to his word and his love, letting our worries and unrighteous desires dissipate as we are filled more and more with good things... getting purer and firmer in heart and mind as we improve that focus. As we do, we'll be able to "feast" upon his love, and fill our hearts with happiness rather than fear and worldly concerns.
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