The Christian group 4Him sings a song that is called the Basics of Life. I heard that song recently and have been meditating on the fact that as believers it is so important to have a good, solid foundation, and to have the basics down pat in our life. To live hope filled lives, we need to put some more mortar between our own bricks (foundation), so that we can really know what we believe and why. The 4 basics that the 4Him song talks about are: a pure heart, a deep love, faith firmly grounded, and hope that endures for all time. Let’s talk about a pure heart. In Ps 51:10, David asks the Lord to create in him a pure heart when the prophet Nathan came to him after he had committed adultery. David had made wrong choices, and needed to be washed clean. He realized his need for a clean heart and repented to God. Sin separated him from God, and repentance reunited him with God. A pure heart really is a choice we make. It starts with repentance, and then is determined by our motives, our attitudes, and our actions. To be pure in heart really means to become childlike. Children have a wonderfully simple way of looking at things. They are trusting, transparent, carefree, humble, full of compassion and forgiveness, and full of wonder and amazement. Today is your day to begin again with a pure heart. Hope abounds for you today.
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