This is one of the most profound statements in the Bible. Who gets to see God? You would think the list of requirements would be extensive. Getting an audience with the King of the Universe shouldn’t be this simple it would seem, but Jesus gives us the key here to accessing His heart. Purity. Ultimately our purity comes through the blood of Jesus, but Jesus was referring to the attitude of the heart here. 

David was found to be a man after His heart though riddled with many faults. It’s not perfection that He’s seeking as only He is perfect. It was David’s response to his failure in Psalms 51 that defines His heart. After David repents he says, please don’t take your presence away from me. You’re the only thing that sustains me. I need you.  

God wants to encounter us. Let our motives be pure. Let our words be few. Let our worship run deep. Come, Lord Jesus!  

Klaus Kuehn.