“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them
you have eternal life, it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling
to come to Me so that you may have life” (John 5:39-40).
Hey Gang: In other ‘gramps morning thoughts’ I
shared the deep desire of my heart is to sit at the feet of Jesus just as Mary
did. I asked the question of each of you “Have you ever had a yearning so
deep that it filled your every thought. I pray you have given that
question your undivided attention.
But those who know me also know that I am not one that
leaves unanswered questions lying dormant in my dome of intellect. I do
not believe God would have me seek such an experience while here on earth without
making provision for me to have the desire of my heart fulfilled.
How many know that God does indeed work in mysterious
ways. I just happened to open a book that I have been wading through, to
the chapter titled “The Undivided Life” and I believe I have found God’s
formula for sitting at the feet of Jesus, even now while I am an earthbound
homo-sapien.
He begins by saying you can be a 'Bible attacker', where
the challenge is to read through the Bible from cover to cover. The
Author says: to be filled with the knowledge about the Bible- but to be
unwashed by it- is worse than not knowing it at all. It can give us a
false sense of security.
Have you ever come face to face with a Bible thumper? One
who could quote Scriptures that fit every subject but, when one looked at the
fruits of their lives, there is a meltdown between what they are saying and the
fruits they are producing in their lives?
Now hear me (the Author), I am NOT putting down reading
the Bible through or even reading large portions of Scripture in rapid fire
motion; however, it is meditation on the Word, (internalizing) that will lead
to growing in the Lord. I suggest that you take a passage and first seek
the Lord’s guidance and wisdom to understand and grow in the Lord through that
passage. Ask Him, “Lord what do you want to say to me in this
moment?” Keep in mind the Bible is God’s love letter to His children and
to get the depth out of what He is saying, we must consume it like a love
letter.
Keep in mind. also, the goal is not to get through the
Scriptures, but to get the Scriptures through us. The Psalmist says that
sitting at the feet of Jesus comes to the person who meditates on the law ‘day
and night’ (Psa. 1:2). Keep in mind meditation is a slow process that
requires allowing God’s thoughts and words to seep deep into our souls.
So friends and neighbors, do you want to sit at the
feet of Jesus? Then “Be still and know that He is God” (Psa.
46:10). Remember, the word that God speaks to us can renew our mind, but
we must be silent and receive it.
Blessings,
Gramps
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