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July 26, 2008
THE ACCOUNT WITH PURITY
Out of the heart proceed ...
Matthew 15:18-20
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=mt+15:18-20&sr=1
We begin by trusting our ignorance and calling it innocence, by
trusting our innocence and calling it purity; and when we hear these
rugged statements of Our Lord's, we shrink and say - But I never felt
any of those awful things in my heart. We resent what Jesus Christ
reveals. Either Jesus Christ is the supreme Authority on the human
heart, or He is not worth paying any attention to. Am I prepared to
trust His penetration, or do I prefer to trust my innocent ignorance?
If I make conscious innocence the test, I am likely to come to a
place where I find with a shuddering awakening that what Jesus Christ
said is true, and I shall be appalled at the possibility of evil and
wrong in me. As long as I remain under the refuge of innocence I am
living in a fool's paradise. If I have never been a blackguard, the
reason is a mixture of cowardice and the protection of civilized
life; but when I am undressed before God, I find that Jesus Christ is
right in His diagnosis.
The only thing that safeguards is the Redemption of Jesus Christ. If
I will hand myself over to Him, I need never experience the terrible
possibilities that are in my heart. Purity is too deep down for me to
get to naturally: but when the Holy Spirit comes in, He brings into
the centre of my personal life the very Spirit that was manifested in
the life of Jesus Christ, viz., Holy Spirit, which is unsullied
purity.
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