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April 11 - November 8, 2019
Still other times the Bible intimidates us because of what we do understand.
Others, meanwhile, wouldn’t say they’re necessarily intimidated by their Bibles. A better word might be bored. They believe in it, but they’ve ceased to be amazed by it because of sheer familiarity.
Familiarity can be one of the most dangerous thin...
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For without the right heart postures, we’re not yet ready to start reading.
I am convinced that a prayerless approach to God’s Word is a major reason for the low-level dissatisfaction that hums beneath the surface of our lives.
Indeed, approaching Scripture apart from prayer is one of the most counterproductive things we do. For prayerless Christianity is powerless Christianity.
It means not rushing into your Bible reading, expecting the pages to magically microwave your cold heart.
They reveal that while it’s effortless to be mindful of self, I have to work to be mindful of God.
Thankfully, God loves to de-magnetize our hearts from what is worthless, and re-magnetize them toward what is priceless, all for the sake of our joy.
When I was a boy, my dad once explained why opening the Bible can be such a struggle. “It’s almost like Satan’s finger is pressing down on the cover,” he said. I remember thinking that was weird. Now I believe it’s true.
“One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.”4
