Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.
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… Active reading is very different. Paul says in 2 Timothy 2, verse 7, Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. What I say. What I say. Think over what I say. When does that happen? Reading. think over what I say and the Lord will give you. What a beautiful combination of natural and supernatural. You think God reveals. Don't you expect anything from God if you're just passive. That's what it says. Think over what I say and the Lord will give you understand. It's exactly what Proverbs chapter 2 said. If you seek for it as for silver, he'll show you. Passive pastors get their back up about God not showing up. It's not a good idea. You think. God gives understanding and don't expect without it, don't expect him to do it. without your thinking. And then Paul says to underline it in 1 Corinthians 14, brothers, don't be children in your thinking. be babes in evil but in your thinking be mature I'd rather speak five words with my mind to instruct than 10,000 words in a tongue wow could you elevate thinking any higher because Paul loved speaking in tongues he spoke in tongues more than anybody and he said better five words with my mind. …
… to help us understand the word that he's given us here. My favorite verse for this prayer is 2 Timothy 2 verse 7. Paul says to his young disciple, think over what I say for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. think over what I say for the Lord will give you understanding in everything it's pretty amazing acknowledgement when you stop to think about it he says in essence timothy i know that some of what i'm writing to you right now it's not going to make sense to you at least not immediately and when that happens you're going to be tempted to think you can't understand it but you can Thank you. so don't give up too easily don't assume that this is above you assume that the god who raised you from the dead if he can do that assume that the god who raised you from the dead can make his words clear to you he can give you understanding those apart from Christ, those who don't have the Spirit, they cannot understand the things of God. …
… according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all of this. I want to preach a message today, write down the title. It's called, The Best Ability is Availability. And Paul keeps trying to encourage Tim, stay in the story. Stay in the fight. Do everything you can to keep your life right and your heart clean so you don't get swept away, you don't get taken out, you don't get bamboozled. No, you stay in the good fight. He's trying to teach him over and over again that the best ability in this kingdom is availability. And I don't know about you, but this year I want to tell God, I am available for you to do something in me and you can do something through me. I've always believed God's just not looking for gift. He's not looking for talent. He's just looking for somebody he can use. …