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2 Peter 1:3-8<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,\u00a0by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.\u00a0For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,\u00a0and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,\u00a0and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.\u00a0For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
Hebrews 2:1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.<\/p>\n
Hebrews 5:12<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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God will speak to us if we read and study and obey the Word of God! But when He does speak, we should speak back to Him in prayer and devotion. Otherwise, we are among the Christians who are mired down right where we are. Many in our congregations have grown older and yet are not one inch farther up the mountain than on that day when the sun first arose on them in conversion. In fact, some are not even as far advanced along the way with God as they were a few years ago. If these things are true, I can only conclude that there are “common” Christians, men and women who no longer hear the Lord speaking to them as they should. Can they really think that this half-way Christian life is the best that we can know” In the face of what Christ offers us, how can we settle for so little” It is a tragedy of our time that so many are settling for less than the Lord is willing to give!. (Tozer)<\/p>\n
Here are some quotes I have kept recently:
\n\u201cMost of us approach our time in the Word like the drive through at McDonalds: I’ve only got a few minutes. Give me something quick and easy to fill me up.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThey go through the motions, undistinguishable from the world around them, compromising the truth for worldly pleasures.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Trying to fit God and God\u2019s Word into our lives is a good indicator that the busyness of this world is consuming us. Worship, praise, honor, and glory are not events, but rather a way of life that is an intentional choice of our thoughts, word, and actions continuously.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cOur world has more information; but less wisdom. More data; less clarity. More stimulation; less synthesis. More distraction; less stillness.\u00a0More pontificating; less pondering. More opinion; less research. More speaking; less listening. More to look at; less to see. More amusements; less joy. There is more, but we are less.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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