Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
The radical, uncompromising Jesus is unpopular wherever cheap grace has taken hold. Simply reading the Beatitudes tells the disciple that there is to be a ruthless break with one’s old ways. We cannot be people who go through the motions of following Jesus in his sacrifice while all the while allowing our hearts to be polluted by their hold on our ways. Purity of heart is integrity; our outward actions match our internal intentions. Our hearts are not divided between longing for God and longing for the things of this world.
As Jesus progresses toward the cross in our observation of Lent, the radical nature of his mission must cause us to become little radicals as well. Cheap grace is not for us. We will count the cost of our freedom and we will rid our lives of everything that threatens to divide our hearts. Our vision will clear as we focus on a single master rather than trying to keep two or more in our sight.
Or, we can give up listening to the radio for Lent. We might miss something Rush or Medved says but we can always fill the silence with some other distraction.
LOVE | ACCEPT | FORGIVE 