Think Rightly

One thing I've come to believe: to hear is a gift, but to listen is an art. Each of us know what it is to hear words without hearing what the words are; in truth, this hearing-without-listening is nothing more than background noise. As I listen in today's culture, I'm bothered by what I do not hear: prayers offered to "God" without any mention of Jesus, the Mediator; thankfulness expressed without reference to whom to be thankful; and, a general and generic divine praise offered. After an email conversation with a friend struggling from the effects of Hurricane Florence, I pulled a book from my shelf: The Knowledge Of The Holy. In a prayer at the beginning of his book, Tozer writes, "They that know Thee not may call upon Thee as other than Thou art, and so worship not Thee but a creature of their own fancy ..." Oh my, how we have misunderstood The God of the prophets and the apostles; yes, the God of the Bible! God isn't one of our own making - one that suits our own idea. When we do not think rightly of God, we are unable to trust rightly in Him as the All-Sufficient One for every need and care of life. Perhaps your concept of The Hole One isn't what it should be, and the misconception plays out in struggles to trust Him completely. It's [way-past] time Christians begin to think rightly about The God of the Bible. Open God's Word and listen to Him reveal Himself as He truly is!