Pay Close Attention to What I hear

 

Then he added, “Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given —and you will receive even more.

Mark 4:24 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.4.24.NLT

I need to pay attention to God's Word so that I will understand what He is saying to me through my Bible reading.  I will receive understanding if I pay attention to what the Word says.

Be Good Seed For God's Word

 

And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”

Mark 4:20 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.4.20.NLT

I want to be the good soil that accepts God's word and produces 30, 60, or 100 fold of what I receive. I need to lead other people to Jesus and spread His Word.

I Am The Family of Jesus

 

Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.  Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:34‭-‬35 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.3.34-35.NLT

I am Jesus' family if I do what He wants me to do.  I am part of Jesus' family because I do what he wants me to do.  Being part of His family is listening to the Word and obeying it.

God Sparks Enthusiasm in Me

Then Haggai, the Lord ’s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord : “I am with you, says the Lord !” So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

Haggai 1:13‭-‬14 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/hag.1.13-14.NLT

I need to be enthusiastic because I know God is with me in what I do.  I should be encouraged and do the work God has called me to do.  God will spark enthusiasm in me if I am open to what He is going to do in my life.