How do you go about studying my word? You have experience in the academic study of literature from school. Do you take the same approach to the Bible? My word affirms that it is living and powerful. Do you regard it in this way when you study it? When you read my word do you listen for my voice? Some things do not lend themselves completely to book learning and revelation is one of them. I will speak to you through my word but it is helpful if you are attentive to it in a way that transcends conventional human learning. He who has ears to hear, let him hear my voice as he reads my word. 

The quest of science is for a unified field theory, a simple elegant theory that explains all the behavior of matter. This is an elusive goal. People also search for meaning in their lives, a context in which the events that affect them make sense. In general they don’t ask probing questions about the favor and blessing they receive, but they want answers about their pain and suffering. Fortunately there is an answer for this, but it requires a transcendent perspective. In the economy of my Kingdom everything makes sense and has a purpose and meaning, and all things work together for good for those who love me. 

How do you expect me to appear in your life? People who were deliberately looking for me at the time of my first appearing missed me because they were looking for something magnificent and glorious, and I came teaching about catching fish, planting seeds, lost coins, and oil for lamps. These lessons were too mundane for the religious establishment of my time. Are they too mundane for you? I will come to you disguised as your everyday life. Are you prepared to see this? Are you prepared to open your eyes and see my divine presence and purpose in everything around you? He who has eyes to see, let him see that my presence in your everyday life is magnificent and glorious. 

Are you sleep-deprived? Many people would benefit from more sleep, but have you ever been in a time of distress in your life, full of cares and woes, in which you woke up feeling as weary as when you went to bed? Sleep is a restorative for the body, but you consist of more than a body and every part of you needs restoration. Come to me all ye who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Learn of me for I am meek and lowly of heart and will give rest to your souls. Have you ever been weary and found refreshment from me? An hour spent with me can revive you in a way that a full night of sleep cannot.