
As written in the Amplified, adjectives to describe the pure in heart include integrity, moral courage and godly character.
In a culture where “if I feel led, it feels right, or I feel like it” I pray we would be people (at minimum in the Church) of our word because we follow the Word. Integrity is rare, and it means a lot to the Lord. Ponder this: the Heavens and Earth will pass away, but the Word will remain.
”Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.” Matthew 24:35 NKJV
”I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!“ Psalm 138:2 AMPC
We see God when we keep His Word, and when we honor our words in and through others. Why did Moses see God? Because He both feared and loved Him – He was given the first written “Words of God” by faithfully scribing the Torah. Moses obeyed, the Lord kept His Word to Him through encounter showing him His glory, and by giving Moses the written Word.
If we are not seeing God in our lives, even in a particular area, we could pray and ask if there is any way in us that is not honoring His Word. It’s not always that we’ve done something wrong, however the entry way to ascension is clean hands and a pure heart and for this reason alone, to have that fellowship with Him we should be daily checking our hearts. Are our hearts pure? Do we have integrity, moral courage and godly character? You may desire God and ‘something’ from Him, but do you obey Him? He desires something from us too…
”Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully. [Matt. 5:8.]“ Psalm 24:3-4 AMPC