Draw Near – 365 Guides to Greater Intimacy with GodSample

PURITY Purity is that quality which seeks to see the best in someone. The Bible says: To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work (Titus 1:15-16). An old saying goes, "Two men looked between the bars; one saw the mud, the other the stars." Indeed, we see what we look for. Jesus says that our minds are to be kept pure so we may always look for the best in our mates. It is tragic that in judging others, many people notice only the evil. Husbands and wives see in each other what they look for, so if they seek faults they will uncover many. But if spouses only looked for the good, how easily they might find it! It is unfortunate that the family of Jesus could not sense the divine in Him. Instead of listening in amazement and reverence, they did not believe in Him (John 7:5). If we look for the good in our family, especially our mates, we will see God there. We should look for the stars, not the mud.