Today I read a passage that I have always liked, yet it serves as a warning.
"Anyone with hears to hear should listen and understand."
Matthew 13:9
In this passage Jesus basically says that you have to desire the Word of God to understand it. Quoting from the book of Isaiah Jesus said,
"For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes - so they cannot see...and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them."
Matthew 13:15
This passage serves as a promise and a warning for me. If I desire to understand God's Word, I will. He will give me understanding. I am thinking hear of myself and so many who have struggled with understanding parts of the Bible. I am also taught that if my heart is not soft (prepared to listen, open to God's instruction) then I won't understand.
This all means that I have to intentionally prepare myself to read God's Word. Sometimes I do well at this. Other times I rush in without much preparation in prayer. Most of the times for me it just means pausing to pray, "Lord, I'm listening" both before and during.
May you have ears to hear.
This all means that I have to intentionally prepare myself to read God's Word. Sometimes I do well at this. Other times I rush in without much preparation in prayer. Most of the times for me it just means pausing to pray, "Lord, I'm listening" both before and during.
May you have ears to hear.
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I woke up at 3 am, and decided that maybe God wanted me to read the section of the Bible that I didn't get read yesterday. Oh, for the lack of a battery in my Itty Bitty reading light! Instead I prayed for all of us to get our reading done and be faithful all year. Fell asleep in 30 seconds! Sigh...
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