"Draw Close to God, and He Will Draw Close to You"-Communicating With Jehovah

Chapter one opened with the question, "Can you imagine having a conversation with God?"  We saw that this was not a fanciful concept.  Moses, in effect, had such a conversation. What about us?Now is not Jehovah's time to send his angels to converse with humans. But Jehovah has excellent means of communicating with us today.  How can we listen to Jehovah? 

Because "All Scripture is inspired of God,"  We listen to Jehovah by reading his Word, the Bible.  (2 Timothy 3:16)  The psalmist thus urged servants of Jehovah to do such reading "day and night."  (Psalm 1:1, 2) Doing so requires considerable effort on our part.  But all efforts of that kid are well spent.  As we saw in Chapter 18, the Bible is like a precious letter to us from our heavenly Father. So reading it should not be a chore. We must make the Scriptures live when we read them. How can we do that? 

Visualize the Bible accounts as you read. Try to see the Bible characters as real people. Seek to grasp their background, circumstances, and motives.  Then, think deeply about what you read, asking yourself such questions as 'What does this account teach me about Jehovah?  Which of his qualities do I see?  What principles does Jehovah want me to learn, and how can I put it to work in my life? Read, meditate, and apply-as you do, God's Word will alive for you. -Psalm 77:12; James 1:23-25.

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