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As for me, when I attach a lot of narrative to the Scriptures to prosecute a conviction (in my lingo, a leaning) then I have weighted the reply towards the pondering (in my lingo, musing) side of the scale and it loses strength.

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Can’t really argue with that.

Not sure how much it will change my habits . . . I’ll blame my age . . .

But I’ll at least ponder your wisdom on that score some more.

Thanks.

Thank you so much for your insights, dear brother in Christ!

I look at it this way, Jesus Christ – the living Word of God – is the power of God. The words of God are spirit and life, Spiritual food – and will accomplish God’s will wherever He sends them.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. - John 1:1-3

His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. – Revelation 19:12-13

I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. – Revelation 1:18

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. – I Cor 1:24

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. - Matthew 22:29

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life. – John 6:63

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. – Matthew 4:4

For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it. – Isaiah 55:8-11

Therefore, Spiritually speaking, there is nothing to lose and everything to gain by repeating God’s words here on the forum.