A prayer for a full understanding of God's word, written by Andrea Hertzer and read by Kelly

Gibbons.

As for God, his way is perfect. The Lord's word is flawless. He shields all who take refuge in him.

Psalm 1830. Since COVID-19 invaded our world, most of us have been following the advice of scientists,

doctors, and governmental agencies.

When they said, don't wear masks, we didn't wear them.

When they changed their minds and said,

wear masks, we began to wear them.

They speak, we act.

Their life-saving advice is worth heating, but the protocols are constantly changing.

Don't you wish there was a source for accurate and reliable advice that, if followed,

would guarantee your survival. The Bible is just that. It is a

life-saving manual that has endured for thousands of years. It can preserve your life

for eternity if you read what it says, believe it, and follow it.

But how can you follow God's word if you don't understand what you're reading?

Before I accepted Jesus Christ into my life,

reading the Bible was like reading another language.

I quit trying to read it because I couldn't understand it.

I needed a teacher. Here's what the Bible has to say about those who do not

have the Holy Spirit as their teacher. 1st Corinthians 214 says, the person without the spirit does not accept the things that come from the

spirit of God, but considers them foolishness and cannot understand them because they

are discerned only through the spirit.

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