Good morning everyone and welcome back to another mornings with the masters for devote ourselves to the Lord daily with you picking up a new morning mercies today

I'm gonna jump run in but I did want to let you know that it is a little wordy but it's also incredibly powerful so I may read it a little slower than normal just to make sure stuff can sink in because yeah this the author is really smart.

Human beings who were created to live in all of God are in grave danger when

familiarity causes them to be bored with God.

Familiarity is a beautiful thing.

It's wonderful to be familiar with a beautiful piece of music.

It means you've been blessed to hear it over and over again.

It's a blessing to be familiar with roses

because it means you have had the privilege of having bushes nearby that you lay

your eyes on every day. But the blessing of blessings is to be familiar with the ways, the

character, the presence, and the promises of God. That means that grace has bridged the separation between you and God

and has drawn you into close communion with Him. It also means that the spirit of God has opened your eyes, your heart, and your mind to the things

of God, so that what was once foolishness to you now brings you hope, comfort, and joy.

Yes, familiarity is a wonderful thing, but can also be a very dangerous thing.

Here is the scary dynamic of familiarity. The more

you are near something and the more familiar it becomes, the less you actually see and

appreciate that that thing and the way you once did. When you first

bought your house perhaps you were blown away by the grand majestic 200 year old tree

that stood regally in the backyard. But something has happened as the

years have gone by. You don't really see the tree anymore. It doesn't blow you away anymore.

And the only time you talk about it is when you complain that you have to rake up piles of leaves, it annually drops.

Familiarity can be a dangerous thing. Now here's the vertical connection.

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