Title
Acquiring a Pure Heart
Scripture
Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things that defile a man
(Matthew 15:19-20)
Devotional
Our environment can do nothing but spark that which is already in the heart. We are not defiled by external influences, but by that which is in the depth of our being. Rooted in each of us is the ability to commit any of the listed sins. Yet, we do not have to succumb to the dictates of our hearts. 1 John 3:17 says, "If our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart