Matthew 5:8: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
The word ‘blessed’ in this verse is ‘makarios’ in Greek. It means ‘fortunate, happy, well-off.’ The word ‘pure’ in Greek is ‘katharos’ which means ‘clean, clear, pure.’ Jesus says blessed are the ‘clean, clear, pure’ in heart, for they shall see God.
The word ‘see’ here has deeper meaning than just the verb ‘see’ that we know. In Greek, this word is ‘optanomai’. It means ‘to gaze (with wide open eyes at something remarkable), the appearance, showing self.’ So it carries the meaning that those who are pure in heart shall experience God showing Himself. It is an experience of His revelation.
In Psalm 51:10, King David prayed this, “create in me a clean heart.” He wasn’t just repenting from his sins. He was also aligning himself back to the very heart, desire, and intention of God in his life. Deep down in David's heart, he knew he had gone 'off-track', and he knew without God's leading and revelation, he could never continue as God's anointed king!
Beloved, like David, this is a time to realign yourself with God. God wants to separate His desires from your own selfish ones. He wants you to follow His desires and ways, so that His plans for your life will be accomplished. Rest assured His plans for you are always plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, to give you a future and hope (Jeremiah 29:11). You may have started out correctly according to God's will, but maybe down the road, things may have gone 'off-track', and God's desires in your life may have been 'contaminated' with your own self-seeking, impure intention or desires. So, instead of glorifying God, you may have sought your own.
If you are in a situation where you don't see an answer no matter how you try, or your breakthrough tarries even after you have done everything you knew how, it's time to look honestly again at your intentions and desires. It's time to let go of your own fleshly desires, and let God's desires be yours. I like how Paul put it, "I die daily" (1 Corinthians 15:31). He had no more of his own selfish desires or ways. It's all God's.
Beloved, it's time to move where He moves, and move how He moves. His revelation will start flowing again in your life, and your breakthrough will come, even in ways you have never imagined before!
