Love Letters

Many people ask, "Why doesn't God just speak to people?" I have to think that He does, through the pages of the Bible. When was the last time you picked up a Bible and read a verse or a chapter? Rather than expect theatrical visual effects, we can simply read then "listen". Just like the prophet Elijah who heard God speak in a "still quiet voice" maybe we need to also be still and "hear" what the Scriptures are saying. Reading the Bible and prayer opens up those opportunities to hear what God has to say.

Prayer isn't just us telling God what we want although some profess the "name it and claim it" or "blab it and grab it" doctrine. Really all this does is make us more focused on material things and blessings for ourselves, not others. What we pray for should equip us for the ministry of the Gospel and serving others. If our focus is on what we can get, how are we to be givers as Yeshua says?

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal." Matthew 6:19

There you go! Yeshua is directly saying NOT to store up treasure for ourselves on earth. So why all this naming, claiming, seeding, (greeding really) and other trademark terms used by many ministers these days? The material things we get are destined for the junk pile in time. Has anyone ever seen a Brink's truck in a funeral procession? It's not likely that you're going to either. Wealth used for doing good is treasure laid up in heaven.

The Bible is like a love letter from God, showing us how to make Him and ourselves happy. Read, then listen to what the word says. He still speaks today!

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, You and Your words are what I should pay attention to. Please shield me from those who wish to divert my attention from the path You have given me. In Yeshua's name, Amen.