How Can I Learn More About God (Part 2)

There is a big mistake that people often make when studying the Bible.  Religious people from Jesus' time and ever since have fallen into a trap that Jesus Himself warns about in John 5:39-40  You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life.  These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. The Jews knew the Scriptures inside and out. They knew its
teachings. But their mastery of the Word didn't lead them to the Master of the Word.  Realize that the Bible is a means to  an end.  That end is to introduce you to its author-Jesus Christ. Don't stop short of getting to know the Lord better as you study the Bible.                                       

Furthermore, the Bible says that simply knowing the Scriptures is
insufficient for another reason.  James 1:22  Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.  Do what it says. God's message is meant to be obeyed, not just heard.  And obedience requires action.  It takes follow through. Don't just listen to and learn God's word. Obey it. To settle for anything less is to settle for self-deception. Read Matthew 7:21-28.

You can learn a lot about God.  He has revealed a lot about Himself.  Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. God has made Himself known in such a way that you can get to know him better. But you must make seeking Him the top priority of your life. Acts 17:27-28 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. `For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, `We are his offspring.'  Take a moment right now to reflect on the ways that you will
seek God today.

Have you knocked at the gate of heaven, admitting your need for a Savior?

To God be the Glory, great things He has done.
Lovingly in Christ,
Carole

                            
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him...

My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song" (Psalm 28:7)