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‘One-on-one?’ you ask. You say we are not one-on-one with God in stature. You’re right.
But any individual can be one-on-one with Him when it comes to communication with Him. He doesn’t require that we contact Him as a group. He doesn’t require that we sit in houses of worship to get his attention, nor be in a certain place and at a certain time. That, and things like pilgrimages aren’t necessary to talk to Him. Not for praying, anyway.
Matthew 6:6 says you need only to go into your own room and shut the door. That’s for the sake of privacy. Or you can walk down Fifth Avenue and only let God read your thoughts, as Psalms 139:23-24 infers. Or you can let your heart do the talking as Psalms 19:14 asks.
Why be among others, you ask? Well, from a practical standpoint it’s more of a learning experience. There are Verses in the Bible that may seem ambiguous but might get clarity when you hear how others interpret or react to them.
As Jeremiah 29:11–13 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”
But any individual can be one-on-one with Him when it comes to communication with Him. He doesn’t require that we contact Him as a group. He doesn’t require that we sit in houses of worship to get his attention, nor be in a certain place and at a certain time. That, and things like pilgrimages aren’t necessary to talk to Him. Not for praying, anyway.
Matthew 6:6 says you need only to go into your own room and shut the door. That’s for the sake of privacy. Or you can walk down Fifth Avenue and only let God read your thoughts, as Psalms 139:23-24 infers. Or you can let your heart do the talking as Psalms 19:14 asks.
Why be among others, you ask? Well, from a practical standpoint it’s more of a learning experience. There are Verses in the Bible that may seem ambiguous but might get clarity when you hear how others interpret or react to them.
As Jeremiah 29:11–13 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.”
