The Word
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 26 July 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
As we seek to know the heart of God this week, today we’ll look to his word as a steady, ever-present guide to God’s feelings toward us. If you’re ever feeling lost or confused about his heart, look no further than his word. May we begin to turn to the Bible as our source of truth and direction first and foremost, rather than the world around us.
Our Scripture for today comes from Hebrews 4:12, and today's worship is Psalm Ninety-One by Kendrian & Lauren Dueck.
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| 0:00.0 | As we seek to know the heart of God this week, today we'll look into his word as a steady, |
| 0:11.3 | ever-present guide to God's feelings towards us. |
| 0:15.2 | If you're ever feeling lost or confused about his heart, look no further than his word. |
| 0:21.2 | May we begin to turn to the Bible as our source of truth and direction, first and foremost, |
| 0:27.8 | rather than the world around us. |
| 0:30.2 | Welcome to the first fifteen podcast. |
| 0:37.3 | Scripture is one of the best indications we have of God's intense longing to be known |
| 0:42.9 | by His people. |
| 0:44.6 | Every time we open up the Bible, we are looking at a miracle. |
| 0:49.0 | God has revealed Himself to us in a way that is beyond dispute and beyond anything we |
| 0:54.4 | could ask or imagine. |
| 0:56.7 | With the pages of Scripture, we seek countless examples of God's grace, love, presence, |
| 1:02.8 | power, and unfathomable desire to have a restored relationship with us. |
| 1:08.9 | Oftentimes I take for granted how amazing it is to have the Bible because I grew up knowing |
| 1:15.6 | Scripture to be God's word. |
| 1:17.8 | It was always normal to me. |
| 1:20.3 | Never before had I looked at it and realized what a powerful declaration it was of God's |
| 1:25.9 | desire to be known by me. |
| 1:28.9 | And our Father didn't just leave us with some words He spoke thousands of years ago, |
| 1:34.2 | but He gave us the Holy Spirit to help us understand and receive revelation from the |
| 1:39.1 | Word. |
| 1:40.4 | In reading Scripture with the Holy Spirit, we can come to a real, transformative understanding |
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