“For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments” (Ezra 7:9, 10).
PREPARING OUR HEARTS TO SEEK GOD
KNOWING GOD
- 1 John 2:4-5—He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO KNOW GOD?
“The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God” (Psa. 14:2).
PREPARING ONE’S HEART TO SEEK GOD
The determination to seek God must come first (Psa. 14:1-3). This can’t be a half-hearted determination or it will fail.
Understanding Spiritual Growth As It Relates to Our Reading
It seems a pity that folks are so bound to the “drive-through, fast-food” format they can’t tolerate reading more than a page at a sitting. Unfortunately, those of us who are writing articles have to try to keep them short or what we produce is lost to the drive-through mentality. That is why we use the hyperlinks to the scriptures, so that if one of our sisters is truly seeking, she’ll find, through the words of God, when she takes the time to see what he says, the way he says it! Then the author’s words are mere pointers to encourage the reader to see what truth God has hidden.
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