1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Hello, thank you for listening to your Daily 2 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: Bible Verse, the podcast that examines one verse each day 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: to learn more about God and his will for us. 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 1: I'm your host, joy A Williamson. After this short word 5 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: from our sponsor, we'll dive into today's Bible verse, Jeremiah 6 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: chapter twenty four, verse seven. Today's Bible verse is from 7 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 1: Jeremiah chapter twenty four, verse seven, and it says, I 8 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: will give them a heart to know me that I 9 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: am the Lord. They will be my people, and I 10 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: will be their God, for they return to me with 11 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: all their heart. Hi, dear listener. I used to want 12 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: to play the guitar, but my imagination was way ahead 13 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: of my skill level. I felt strumming strings to create 14 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: a perfect tune with something i'd master quickly. But after 15 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: my first lesson, my desire took a dive towards disinterest. 16 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: My fingers hurt from the tension in the strings, and 17 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: after day one I couldn't play anything close to the 18 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: rhythm that I played in my mind. And guess what, 19 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: I never returned for more guitar lessons. Well, if you've 20 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: ever had a desire that seems so close but felt 21 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: so far away, you know my disappointment. But in today's 22 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: Bible verse we read about something far more certain, a 23 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: promise from God. The Old Testament Prophetji Jeremiah began this 24 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: chapter with imagery. In chapter twenty four, there were two 25 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: baskets of figs. One basket had right figs and the 26 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: other baskets figs were rotten. Well, God spoke to Jeremiah 27 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: by referencing the right figs as the exiles from Judah, 28 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: whom he sent to Babylonian captivity. Now I know, on 29 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: the surface it sounds like a punishment, but the exiles 30 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: were being spared from the judgment the remaining people in 31 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: Judah would face because those who remained in Judah had 32 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: not remained obedient to God. And yet the exiles, longing 33 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: for their home in Judah never left their hearts, and 34 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: God never left them either. And in today's Bible verse, 35 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: he said, I will give them a heart to know 36 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: me that I am the Lord. They will be my people, 37 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: and I will be their God, for they will return 38 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: to Me with all their heart will unlike my guitar 39 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: playing desire that turned into a guitar desertion, having a 40 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: heart to know God requires a heart that remains open. 41 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: But just like my infatuation with guitar playing, once things 42 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: got uncomfortable, I got to see what my heart actually contained. 43 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: I wanted something that was easy, convenient, and quick for 44 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: me to master. That's not like our faith journey, because 45 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: by faith undergirded by God's grace, we can learn how 46 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: to endure the uncomfortable moments when things don't work out 47 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: as we expect. We can grow in our trust of 48 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: God's faithfulness even in the hard seasons of our lives. 49 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: It's so, dear friend, where are you in your faith 50 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: journey right now? Are you like the exiles from Judah 51 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: who wanted to return to what was familiar even if 52 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't stable. Are you wondering why God is allowing 53 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: you to experience a difficult season? Well, when the knowledge 54 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: of God is our destination, When that's our desire, Like 55 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: the exiles, we need in all our heart determination. But 56 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: the goal of knowing God is not just knowledge for 57 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: knowledge sake. It is knowledge of Him is our redeemer, 58 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: for he knows us completely and invites us to know 59 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: Him forever. And when we say yes to his invitation, 60 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: we may still have questions disappointments and longings, but we 61 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: can also have peace, joy and contentment that the world 62 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: can't provide. And in today's Bible verse God said he 63 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: would give his people a heart to know him, that 64 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: he is the Lord. As we desire to know God. 65 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: Knowing him as Lord is essential for us to now. 66 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: This points us to the New Testament, where God provided 67 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: through his son Jesus, who died for our sins so 68 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: we could be forgiven and redeemed. Apts. Two, Verse thirty 69 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: six says, Therefore, let all Israel be assured of this. 70 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified both Lord 71 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: and Messiah. Well, friend, just like the exiles, we must 72 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: turn away from our sin and turn toward God. It's 73 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: the biggest pivot will ever make to receive the biggest 74 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: promise ever given. For God said, they will be my 75 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: people and I will be their God. Let's rest in 76 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: Him and if needed, return to Him through this prayer. 77 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: Dear God, thank you for giving me a heart to 78 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: know you. Thank you for Jesus who made a way 79 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: for me to know You as Savior and Lord. I 80 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: rest in the power of your redemption. Being forgiven and 81 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: being yours is a blessing for both now and eternity. 82 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: May my heart to know you always remain open to 83 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: what you want to reveal. May it become more trusting 84 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: in your faithfulness and love it. May my heart become 85 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: more obedient to show my love for you. And this 86 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: is my prayer in Jesus' name. Amen. 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