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Day 239 Proverbs 28:9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be an abomination. People hear what they want to hear. They wait for the speaker to say what their itching ears want to hear so they can pounce on that one word and discount the rest of the discourse. They take the word out of context. Solomon was a man of wisdom. He knew and obeyed the law. He knew if he didn’t, God wouldn’t hear his prayers. Many Christians think they can take shortcuts with God. They pray without reading their Bible or spending time with God. Then they wonder why God won’t answer their prayers. They read a short passage and think they understand the whole and turn God’s Word into something it wasn’t meant to be. When you don’t get to know God through His Word, how can you expect to have your prayers answered? You don’t treat your friends the way you treat God. You spend time with them, get to know them, what they like and dislike so that when you do something for them or give them something, you bring joy to their heart because you did something important for them. When you give God your time, you bring Him joy so that He wants to help you when you need help. You can’t read only part of God’s Word and expect to know His heart. God wants to spend time with you. He wants to help you, but He won’t if you can’t be bothered with Him. Your friend won’t help you or want to spend time with you if you only come to him when you’re in need. God is all or nothing. When you give Him all of yourself, He will give you all of Himself. He will hear and answer your prayers. Take your Bible off the shelf. Dust it off, and crack it open. Get to know God. He’s waiting. You can’t call yourself a Christian if you don’t know God. Let’s pray: Father, I have no right to call myself a Christian when I don’t spend time with You. Help me get to know You through Your Word so my prayers won’t be an abomination to You. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Copyright © 7 February 2022 by Valerie Routhieaux Image courtesy of Pixabay.