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Volume 5 Chapter 4 Page 21

Tuesday April 29, 2008       24 Nissan 5768 (Hebrew 7th Month)

"Clean Hands, PURE Heart!"

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Hebrews 2:17 (Amplified)

So it is evident that it was essential that He be made like His brethren
in every respect, in order that He might become a merciful (sympathetic)
and faithful High Priest in the things related to God,
to make atonement and propitiation for the people's sins.
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Christ Jesus, our High Priest, in HIS humanity realized the stigma that was apparent in the minds of the common people who longed to serve God, yet unless that person was appointed as High Priest, they were restricted from entering behind the 'Veil'.

Therefore, Christ came to remove that dividing wall or veil, as it was ripped 'Top to Bottom' as HE hung dying upon Calvary's Cross, providing direct access to God for each Believer.

God's WORD says that each Believer now has 'Full Access' to HIS Presence, approaching HIS Throne, with Boldness, but our hearts must be PURE, free from any unclean thing, similiar to what was required of the Priests, who would wash their hands, symbolizing their cleanliness before ministering and serving unto the Lord.

We bow our Hearts
We bend our knees
Oh Spirit come make us humble
We turn our eyes from evil things
Oh Lord we cast down our idols
So give us clean hands
Give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands
Give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
And God let us be
A generation that seeks
That seeks your face
Oh God of Jacob
And God let us be
A generation that seeks
That seeks your face
Oh God of Jacob

These lyrics are from the popular Worship song by Mark Shultz, they ARE composed of God's WORD, SCRIPTURE which speaks of my own longing to minister and serve in HIS Holy Presence.

Hebrews 9:14 (Amplified)

How much more surely shall the blood of Christ, Who by virtue of [His] eternal Spirit
[His own preexistent divine personality] has offered Himself as an
unblemished sacrifice to God, purify our consciences from dead works and lifeless observances
to serve the [ever] living God?

Only the Precious Blood of Christ will ever be sufficient to cleanse my hands from all impurity, and by God's Holy Spirit is my heart made pure, undefiled from spiritual contamination which for so long restricted both my Fellowship and Service to my Lord.

Hebrews 4:16 (Amplified)

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace
(the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures]
and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help,
coming just when we need it].

Believers in Christ Jesus, recreated in HIS image by Holy Spirit, have become a Royal Priesthood, consecrated and set apart to dutifully Serve, and Faithful to Administer the Gospel of Truth,

Never Changing and Eternal,
With Clean Hands, and a Pure Heart!
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O'Lord, cleanse me with the Purifying Water of YOUR WORD,
to my knees I fall, crying YOU are Holy, Holy, Holy!
I humble myself before YOU, O'Lord,
listen to YOUR servant as I Praise and Glorify YOU!!
With all I am I Worship and Adore YOU Mighty God,
every idol cast down, I lift my soul to YOU only!!!
Bless YOUR people O'Lord,
turn not YOUR face from us!
Hear us as we Honor and Magnify YOUR Name,
use my voice to Proclaim YOUR Salvation, O'Lord!

I will be a generation that seeks YOUR Face, O'God!
Amen!!!
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