Blessed Are the Pure in Heart: Seeing God

They missed him because their hearts did not align with his message. And that's how on Sunday you can be crying out, Hosanna, God save us. But by Friday, you can be yelling, crucify. Him. They praised him, but not all really understood. They wanted a king of power, not a savior who would give up his life. It is possible to shout hosanna with your mouth and still miss Jesus with your heart. [00:35:41] (39 seconds)  #HeartOverHype

I don't care how many surgery they've done, they cannot perform anesthesia on themselves and then cut open their own cavity and do surgery with on their own heart. Doesn't matter what their credential is because when it comes to surgery, you need somebody else to do it to you can't fix your own self. You cannot make yourself righteous. It is through the blood of Jesus and the power of the lamb that we are who we are and where we are. [00:19:16] (35 seconds)  #YouCantSelfSave

We have a heart problem and when there's a heart problem, faith becomes a tool for control, identity becomes more important than being created in the image of God. Loyalty to tribe replaces loyalty to Christ. It's a mentality that says, you are only with God and for God if you are with me or our group. This is not new. Scripture shows similar patterns. Religious leaders aligning with power structures using God language to justify exclusion and harm. [00:12:19] (45 seconds)  #FaithOverTribe

Just because a person says they follow Jesus, just because they take a picture holding a bible in front of a church, just because they put scripture on their social media page, just because they say that they are a believer does not mean that their heart is pure. So all those who who are in the dating pool and you're swiping left or right or up or down or whatever the apps are now, you can't believe what they say. You've gotta wait until the heart shows up and then see if the heart reflection aligns with their profile. [00:14:47] (49 seconds)  #ProfileVsHeart

Matthew five seven, Jesus is saying there's a blessing if you're merciful. In Matthew five nine, he's saying there's a blessing for the peacemakers when we want to be warmongers. Matthew twenty two thirty nine, Jesus teaches you to love and me to love our neighbor, to treat others the way we want to be treated. We call it the golden rule. Any expression of Christianity that dehumanizes, oppresses, excludes unjustly is in opposition to the ethics that Jesus teaches, preaches and lived out. [00:13:41] (43 seconds)  #JesusEthicsFirst

Jesus was simply saying that there are a lot of people who are good at performing religion but bad at actually loving God. They're good at singing but bad at serving. Good at preaching but bad at loving. Good at teaching but bad at caring. They're good at talking but bad at praying. Good in partaking in the Lord's supper but bad at living for the Lord who suffered. [00:05:37] (29 seconds)  #LoveOverPerformance

This is what holy week is all about as we journey with Jesus starting with Palm Sunday all the way to his death and burial all the way to resurrection. It is because constantly was different than they wanted him to be, than they were expecting him to be and they rather kill God than surrender their heart to his way. Why? Because Jesus' kingdom constantly pushes in the opposite direction of what humanity's natural carnal instinct is. [00:13:04] (37 seconds)  #ExpectationsVsKingdom

If you are experiencing rage and you don't even know where it's coming from, if you're wanting to spend money that you can't afford to spend on stuff that does not matter and is not going to help you get to where God has told you to go, if you're trying to be in a relationship that you know I mean, you know. You know that you know that you know. I'm talking about here's how bad it is. You done lied and told folk you deleted the number when you really, you just changed the name. [00:25:46] (40 seconds)  #HiddenHeartHabits