Friday... Let's go to the One who knows.

Proverbs 20:12 (AMP), "The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the [omnipotent] LORD has made them both"

Friday... Let's go to One who knows.

Proverbs 20:12 (AMP) says, "The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the [omnipotent] LORD has made them both." The all-knowing LORD knows what He is doing. He really does.

Verse 13 says, "Do not love [excessive sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes [so that you can do work] and you will be satisfied with bread." Yes, our all-knowing God knows what he is doing. Our body which he has created does need sleep but at some point we need to open our eyes even in retirement. I open my eyes at 5:50 am each morning and here I am writing today's blog.

Now the hearing ear, over in Mark 4:23, "Jesus says, 'If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear and heed my words.'" That is great advice.

Jesus goes on. Verse 24 says, "Then He said to them, 'Pay attention to what you hear. By your own standard of measurement [that is, to the extent that you study spiritual truth and apply God's wisdom] it will be measured to you [and you will be given even greater ability to respond - and more will be given to you besides.'"

He goes on in verse 25, "For whoever has [a teachable heart], to him more [understanding] will be given; and whoever does not have a [yearning for truth], even what he has will be taken away."

By the way, He even gave us our heart.

Every time in the morning before I start reading my Bible, I pray, "Open my eyes to see and open my ears to hear." Let's go to the One who gives and who knows. He will make all the difference in our lives if we use what He has given us.

Yes, let's go to the One who knows and who is the only omnipotent, all-knowing LORD. Let's not waste what He has given us. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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