Giving  More Than A Quick Glance or Prayer

God promised, if we seek Him, we will find Him,  when we seek Him with all our heart." This is more than a casual glance before heading off to work in the morning.  It's more than a hit and run encounter with God.  He desires to speak to us through the pages of our Bible and through our meaningful pray life; with our whole heart.

We most continue in, to tarry on, to dwell on, and to remain in His presence and Word. It is not reading the Scripture for information, but for transformation.  There are many scholars who have read the Bible for information, but have never entered into a relationship with Jesus Christ. This reminds me of the difference between the woman who memorizes a menu at a restaurant and a woman who enjoys the food.  Only one gets truly fed.

Let me ask you, who can describe a sunset more accurately -- a blind person who has read all about sunsets (what causes the colors, the time of day they occur, the effect of clouds on the hues) or the person who has seen and experienced the vibrant oranges, blues, pinks and purples painted across the sky as the sun creeps below the horizon and the rays play peek-a-boo behind the scattered clouds?  I dare say the one who has experience the sunset for herself.

When we study God's Word and couple that study with listening to His voice, we will come to know Him on a much more intimate level than a Biblical scholar who has studied the words on the page but never taken the time to converse with the Author Himself.