Prepare Yourself

Ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. —James 1:21

When we open God’s Word, we’re not just reading a novel. We’re interacting with a living God who speaks to us through His Word. The Bible is God’s primary way of communicating with us, His children. What a privilege—to read the very words of God, preserved for millennia for such a time as this.

James doesn’t tiptoe around the fact that sin keeps us from hearing from God. (Note: moral filth isn’t only heinous sins. It’s anything that contradicts God’s will or God’s way. Unforgiveness. Selfishness. Pride. Laziness. Complacency. Bitterness.)

Before we open God’s Word, we must prepare ourselves by cleansing our hearts. When we’ve cleared the soil of our heart of rocks and roots and it’s humble and soft, then we’re ready to receive the Word God wants to plant in us.

Coming humbly to God’s Word means we set aside our will, ideas, and self-reliance and say, “I want to hear and act on what You say to me today.”

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“Brussel Sprouts or Brownies? How Would You Describe Your Bible Reading?” (ReviveOurHearts.com/blog)

Scripture taken from The CSB