Bible Verse of The Day – 3-17-23

2 Timothy 2:15 (NKJV) 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Welcome to part 5 of this series. We hope you’re enjoying it so far.

As we are learning how to guard our hearts, we have talked about wolves in sheep’s clothing, testing the spirits, false teachers, studying God’s word, and more.

Today, let’s touch a bit more on studying God’s word, and then we will move on to a couple other things.

God’s word gives us everything we need.

It teaches us how to understand God, how to recognize various kinds of spirits, how to do warfare against those spirits and how to discern different spirits.

Without discernment, we will not be able to recognize false teachings.

Discernment comes by way of God’s word, the Holy Spirit and our willingness to hear God’s Spirit as He speaks and reveals things to us.

This brings us to our next topic; Prayer.

Prayer is also a big part of guarding our hearts.

It is through prayer that we hear God more clearly. This is why it’s important for us to understand that prayer is not just about us taking our needs to God. It is also about us listening for His voice.

If we are listening for His voice, He will reveal things to us that we might not otherwise see or understand. These things often won’t just be what God’s word has already told us or shown us.

Because God’s Spirit is alive, He will frequently reveal things to us that are current, not just things in the past that God’s word has taught us.

These things will never contradict God’s word but will reinforce it, even showing us how to apply it to current situations or circumstances. And by doing this, we learn what it is that God is showing us to guard our hearts from.

Let’s wrap this up tomorrow.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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