(Thought for the Morning)
A Conversation is a Two-Way Street
Prayer is talking to Jesus.
But as with any conversation,
it’s best to realize
it’s a two-way street.
How do we make it better?
Stop talking so much, and listen!
With your whole heart, mind, and soul!
Listen to what the Spirit says.
What answers do you find within
That resounds to your need.
That’s not the only place we find
Answers to the questions of life.
Flip open that dusty book we call a Bible,
and let the Word speak to you.
Read the stories on its pages.
Nothing new, just the sage of the ages.
But it’s all-new every time you read!
What you missed last time,
Is found today. What you wondered then,
Is suddenly better understood.
The result of understanding
What has happened before
Can be accomplished again
Let’s talk, listen, and live through it.
~Michael Gurley
December 12, 2022, updated August 22, 2023
Why? For the same reason, I’ve mentioned it before.
Every time you read, there’s something new to unravel.
Matthew 13:44-52 NKJV
[Focus on the emboldened words.
It sounds like Jesus is repeating himself…hmmm.]]
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field,
which a man found and hid;
and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
who, when he had found one pearl of great price,
went and sold all that he had and bought it.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea
and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full,
they drew to shore;
and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels,
but threw the bad away.
So it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will come forth,
separate the wicked from among the just,
and cast them into the furnace of fire.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”
Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
Then He said to them,
“Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven
is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.”
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