Ears to Hear

Good Morning,

     Recently, I was talking to my friend about the growth of some
plants that she had potted.  One set she kept in the soil that the plants
were bought in, the other set she used 'miracle gro' potting soil.  After about a
couple of weeks the plants that were set in the 'miracle gro', were three
times the size of the ones in normal soil.  Just think about that!  We
have the option in our spiritual lives to stay planted in the 'miracle
gro' of the Word of God
and grow some thirty, sixty and one hundredfold.  Yet, the majority of
Christian's rarely spend time in the Word of God.  Amazingly though, we
expect the Word to work on our behalf with just some 'ole' normal soil.  
We must ask God to give us a hunger and a desire to love His Word.  The
soil is our heart, the conditions of the soil (our hearts) can be
changed by the application of the Word.  The Word of God is our "miracle
gro'.

     Listen to what we need to increase the growth: "The laws of the
Lord are true; each one are fair.  They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.  They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping
from the comb.  They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for
those who obey.  I have hidden your Word in my heart, that I might
not sin against You.  I have rejoiced in Your laws as much as in
riches.  I will study Your commandments and reflect on Your
ways.  I will delight in Your decrees and not forget Your Word.  Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your instructions.  I
will pursue Your commands, for You expand my understanding.  Help
me understand the meaning of Your commandments, and I will
meditate on Your wonderful deeds.  Give me understanding and I will obey
Your
instructions.  Make me walk down the path of Your commands,
for that is where my happiness is found.  Give me an
eagerness for Your laws rather than a love for money!  Turn My
eyes from worthless things, and give me life through Your Word.  
Even perfection has its limits, but Your commands have no limit.  Oh, how I love your instructions!  I think about them all day
long.  Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are
my constant guide.  Yes, I have more insight than my teachers, for I am
always thinking of Your laws.  I will praise you seven times a day
because Your regulations are just.  Those who love Your instructions
have great peace and do not stumble". (Psalm 19:9-11; Psalm 119:11;
verses 14-16; verse 18; vs. 32; vs.27; verses 35-37; verses
96-99; verses 165 &166) 

     Just putting
one or two of these verses in your daily declarations will build up an
appetite for the Word of God.  In the verses above you will see the
blessings of staying in the Word.  They benefit your life, mind and body
as well as prosperity for the whole man.  This is the washing of the
water of the Word that will cause the soil of your heart to become
'miracle gro'.  The Word
will begin to guide you into making wise decisions and choices for
your life, destiny and future.  Your judgment will be sound and you will
walk in the way that God has planned for you.  Hear this; "Listen to Me!  I have important things to tell you. 
Everything I say is right..My advice is wholesome, there is nothing
crooked or devious in it.  My Words are plain to anyone with
understanding, clear to those with knowledge.  I, Wisdom, live together
with good
judgment.  I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.' (Prov.
8:6; 8-9; 12) Here is the first secret to
success, loving God's Word.  It
will cause you to be trees that are planted, steady, stable and
continually productive in every area of living.  Prospering in all
that you do, bearing fruit in every season.  Good seasons as well as
difficult seasons.  Why?  "Because we delight
in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night'' (Psalm 1-3)  We can start a fresh and new.  By desiring and
hungering for His Word in order to grow spiritual strong.  " You shall also decide and decree a thing, and it shall
be established for you; and the light [of God's favor] shall shine upon
your ways." (Job 22:28)

     We must be firm and unshakable.  So let's
start by deciding and decreeing over our lives.  We shall hunger and thirst for the
Word, until we can say, "I have esteemed the Words of His mouth more
than my necessary food.  "So let's water the soil of our heart with a
daily supply of the 'miracle gro' of the Word of God.

 

Love,

Pastor D.