I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Jeremiah 24:7
Meditation:
There are people who have dedicated their careers to studying the life of Abraham Lincoln. They have read every speech he ever gave and they know the story of his life perhaps even better than they know their own.
But do they really know Abraham Lincoln?
Do they know him the way his wife would have know him?
Or even the way a friend who regularly ate lunch with him would?
The fact is that no amount of reading about a person can be a substitute for spending time with them. Knowing and studying the story of Jesus helps keep us on the right path, but God offers us so much more.
Through prayer, we can actually spend time with God, and know him personally.
And prayer is just one way we can grow closer to God.
Worship, fellowship, Meditate the Scriptures, and ministry all draw us closer to Him. Our relationship with God is unlike any other, and what’s more, it is the foundation for all of our other relationships.
The more time we spend in prayer and in fellowship, the stronger and healthier our relationships with friends and family become. Prayer:
Lord, we are open to you when we study your word, and come to know you better for it. As we come to you in prayer, with our heart and mind, so that we will be shaped by you. We pray that each day that we’ll rise to praise your name, we will be drawn closer to you and better understand your will. Give us the courage to continue do your will; spread the “Good News of Salvation” In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen!
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