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Podcast 25.2 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; Proverbs 2:6 ESV
There is a connection throughout this stanza of God’s words being in us so we can be in Him, which starts with our acknowledging that He is Wisdom and Truth. When was the last time you asked God for wisdom and truth? Ask Him to be your wisdom and truth.
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. John 15:4 ESV
When He reveals His Wisdom and Truth to us, we are left with another choice, allowing those things to live in us, and us in them. Jesus uses the illustration of a branch and a vine. His words connect us to His life. Ask Him to help you dwell in Him, always connected to Him.
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. John 17:21 ESV
Our living out our connection with God is one of the ways the world believes in Jesus. Our unity with other believers becomes a picture of the connection of Jesus and His Father. How well is your unity with other believers showing that God is your Father?
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. John 17:23 ESV
When our lives welcome the presence of God we become one with Him and each other, just like Jesus and the Father are one. God dwelling in us both a miracle and a promise as well proof that God sent Jesus because He loves us. Welcome Him to dwell in you again today.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time,
Be Resonant.
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