The Blessings of One

Thursday, August 26, 2021

The Lord said, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." Purity is linked to oneness - being one hundred percent pure. The word in Hebrew for oneness, singleness of mind and heart, is Echad. The Bible says, "The Lord our God is Echad" or "one." "Blessed are" in Greek is makarios, in Hebrew it's ashray. When Jesus repeated, "Blessed are" in His sermon on the mount, He was quoting a Psalm. Ashray means happy or joyful. Let's put it together. Happy or joyful are those who are pure in heart, who are single minded. In Hebrew, it also means to be clean, clear and bright. A pure heart will be blessed, happy, and joyous. If you want joy, live a life of oneness, singleness of motive and action in your heart, mind, and in all things and you'll be blessed. Your heart will have joy. If your heart is single toward God, your heart will be blessed with ashray. Blessed are the pure in heart, the single-minded, the single-hearted toward God for they shall have joy. Be blessed. Be one. The power of being one. rn

From Message #539 - The Power Of Being One