by David Brenneman
"Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have taught you today, even you. Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge, To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?" Proverbs 22:17-21.
Every Christian ought to be of the mind to seek the Lord while He may be found each day.
Our lives, contrary to popular belief, are actually beyond us in our comprehension to live in the way that is fully approved of by Christ our Savior.
We need to spend time in prayer.
We need to spend time in God's Word.
We need to pray for understanding.
We need to pray for those whom He's put in our lives.
A full life in Christ isn't running around doing whatever suits our fancy. It's not about collecting money towards retirement. It's not about awards or accolades to put on walls.
A full life that the Spirit brings to us is a transformed life where we live out a life reflecting Christ to the world around us.
It's forgiving as He forgave.
It's loving as He loved.
It's showing grace as we have been shown grace. Mercy as we've been shown mercy.
It's praying for those who persecute us. It's praying for their salvation.
Our lives are to reflect the light of Jesus Christ. We're to have ears that hear and eyes that see and a heart that responds to the calling by which we have been called in Christ.
Read the Gospels again. Look for the times when Jesus said that phrase "he who has ears to hear..." and be mindful of the same words in the letters to the Churches in the book of Revelation.
Are you seeking Him every morning? Are you so busy you forget your living Lord and Savior?
Jesus said to be careful how you hear. Are you? Do you feed your ears accordingly? Do your ears get junk food or that which enriches the soul?
When the Disciples were first called one of the responses from Jesus to them was "Who do you seek?".
Are you seeking the Christ, the Son of the Living God? Are you seeking the Messiah?
Eventually Jesus did ask Peter point blank who he thought Jesus was.
If we believe...then we should seek.
If we believe...then we should live as He wishes us to live.
If we believe then we should seek to be taught by God.
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