Abiding Faith: Purity – an attribute for which we receive great reward, but that comes at a cost. Purity comes at the expense of rejecting the immorality and impurity the world pushes at us through books, magazines, and television. It comes at the expense of guarding our eyes against pornography and guarding our hearts and minds against lust. It comes at the expense of removing ourselves from the immoral company and not pursuing entertainment that tempts and seduces us. But the reward for purity is an imperishable – eternal – incorruptible crown from the Lord. It’s greater than anything we may miss having or doing down here. Heaven, a pure place for people purified by the blood of Jesus. Lord, “… create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me …”!