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Now I Know My ABC's

Do you remember when you first learned your ABC's?  In order to memorize them, we sang songs, wrote them down, did picture associations, and drowned ourselves in the alphabets until we had it down.  We played with letter blocks.  Everywhere we turned, someone was trying to show us an alphabet.  Sound this word out.  What letter does "airplane" start with?  If you have young children right now, this is likely on today's agenda.

Why do we do this?  Because we want to learn it, know it, and have it be a part of our natural understanding.  I've been a Christian a long time, but I realize that I have to approach the word of God with the same diligence as I did when learning the alphabets.  I have to study it, say it out loud, memorize it, hear it back, make word associations, revere it and spend time in it.  Why?  Because I want to learn it, know it and have it be a part of my natural understanding - how I process the world I live in.

We can lose a sense of connection with God when we don't actively pursue a relationship with Him.  He becomes a far-off Heavenly Father, removed from our every day lives, when we don't study the Word and remind ourselves that He is right here with us.

In Romans 1:26, Paul describes a people who "since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he [God] gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done." This group of people knew God, but was just like "whatever" on him. They didn't esteem the word of God, the power of God, the sovereignty of God.  I presume they thought the Creator of the world commonplace.  Not worthy of a designated place in their lives and heart.

Imagine your child, whom you brought into this world, was like "I don't need you, mom.  I don't want you in my life, dad.  I'm fine without you, mom.  I don't have to listen to you, dad.  And I really don't care what you have to say, I'm going to do this my way." (Some kids actually do take it there.)  But in a sense we are all guilty of setting God off to the side and have failed to "hide his word in our hearts." Psalms 119:11.

I encourage you to place into memory at least one bible verse today.  Commit to saying it aloud, and writing it down, and placing it on the fridge, and rewriting it (like standards! ya'll remember those).  Storing his Word has true value.  When you know it, you can recall it when necessary, it can bring you healing, it can bring you hope.  And it was written for YOU!  Not for God.  He didn't write it for his own enjoyment. He wrote it so you might know it.  He wrote it for his children...'Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me.'


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