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Get
wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the
words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love
her, and she shall keep thee.
– Proverbs 4:5-6
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Recently, God has been raising
up ever-growing numbers of people who are hungry. Hungry to know their
Lord in a deeper way. Hungry to serve Him—in pulpits, on mission fields,
in homes, in office buildings and anywhere else He might choose to send
them.
They are people who simply aren't content to find the path
of least resistance and coast their way into heaven. No, they're
determined to run the race...to run, as the apostle Paul said, to obtain
the prize. Spiritually speaking, they are on the road to excellence.
Are you among them?
If so, I want to share four simple words that, I believe, will enable you to run the race like a winner.
Put the Word first.
Whether
your goal is to be an excellent evangelist or a first-rate engineer in
the service of the Lord, it is the wisdom that comes from the Word of
God that will get you there.
Jesus said it this way: "Seek ye
first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).
So commit yourself right
now to do whatever it takes to totally saturate yourself with the Word
of God. Use every available moment to read, study, listen to and
meditate on it.
I know it won't be easy, but if you've made a
definite decision to amount to something in the ministry of Jesus Christ
and you are determined to take the Great Commission seriously, then be
diligent. Put the Word first and there will surely be glorious victories
ahead.
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