John 14:6
King James Version
6 Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
All attempts to understand Scripture will fall short, unless, and until you become born again.
It is not for man to appoint the day when you should be born again.
Only God could.
Only God must.
Only God knows your totality.
When man appoints you, then you fall short.
Maybe you won't even be ready.
Man has a different timetable.
And agenda.
Ah, but when God appoints you, all fall into place.
When God knows you're ready to become born again, the lessons stick.
On the same day you come to know God, automatically, you will want to become born again.
The desire in your heart to know God's TRUTH causes God to come into your life, and start teaching you -- through His Holy Spirit.
John 14:26
King James Version
26 But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
To understand God, you will have to go through life.
There are no shortcuts to learning that lasts.
Especially spiritual lessons.
And studying Scripture.
You will have a combination of hits, and misses.
Success, and failure.
And you do it all over again, until one day, you raise your hands up to God, signifying complete surrender.
Gone are ego, self, vanity, greed, covetousness.
For you've been humbled to the core.
You surrender everything to His altar.
God likes that.
Perhaps, now, you're ready to listen.
Unless you surrender completely, you can be sure God won't show up.
It's ALL or nothing for God.
He doesn't like lukewarm folks.
Revelation 3:16
King James Version
16 So then because thou art lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Neither does the Lord like cold hearts.
Ephesians 4:18
King James Version
18 Having the understanding darkened,
being alienated from the life of God
through the ignorance that is in them,
because of the blindness of their heart:
But God likes children's hearts.
Matthew 18:3
King James Version
3 And said,
Verily I say unto you,
Except ye be converted,
and become as little children,
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
When you approach God as a child, completely honest, sincere, teachable, even excited, knowing nothing, prepare to start understanding Scripture easily.
Yes, easily.
For there's complete space in your heart for God.
Only God lives there.
BEFORE becoming born again, only YOU live there.
Sure, you receive visitors occasionally, but your heart's full of you.
As born again, your home is given to JESUS.
You give Him the keys to your heart.
Rightfully so, for we forgot we are but tenants.
God owns EVERYTHING.
When you're born again, you surrender house, home, heart.
You eagerly receive the Lord's Word, and presence.
You eagerly listen to His teachings.
You make sure He's head of the table.
You obey every commandment.
You delight in obedience.
When that happens, the Holy Spirit takes up residence, too.
And Scripture is easily, and happily understood.
You become one, true, happy family.
God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and you.
And yes, you're always fed nourishing food.
The Word of God.
The Bible.
You eagerly drink up the Word of God.
If that's at all possible, for you have not seen wealth as the wealth of the Word of God.
For any questions, or clarification, a prayer to Jesus is all it takes.
Then, the answers come.
His Spirit leads you to Scripture.
All questions about life, love, work, people, the universe, the past, present, and future, can be searched in Scripture.
Then your heart will be at peace.
For the Word of God becomes your ONLY source for GOD's TRUTH.
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