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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. When you find a diamond in the field, it’s not such a thing of beauty. So why does everyone want diamonds in the first place?
3. Scripture
   1. John 5:41-47
   2. This kind of glory does not come from mortal men.  And I see that you do not possess the love of God.  I have pursued you, coming here in My Father’s name, and you have turned Me away. If someone else were to approach you with a different set of credentials, you would welcome him.  That’s why it is hard to see how true faith is even possible for you: you are consumed by the approval of other men, longing to look good in their eyes; and yet you disregard the approval of the one true God.  Don’t worry that I might bring you up on charges before My Father. Moses is your accuser even though you’ve put your hope in him  because if you believed what Moses had to say, then you would believe in Me because he wrote about Me.  But if you ignore Moses and the deeper meaning of his writings, then how will you ever believe what I have to say?
4. Devotional
   1. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to a diamond mine or any place where you can find raw gems in the ground, but it is a fascinating experience. The first time you go there, you might expect to see something very different that what you will really see
      1. Expect to see shiny, glimmering, jewels
      2. Really find lots of dirt and a few rare off colored dull pieces of something
      3. Might think it is broken, discarded glass
   2. Jeweler sees something different
      1. Sees potential after polishing and cutting
      2. Studies the stone for hours before first cut is made
      3. Angles facets just right to capture light throughout the stone and cause it to reflect within itself adding brilliance to the stone
      4. Dull misshapen piece of rock becomes a flawless, priceless jewel after much study, careful work, long hours
   3. Same way with scripture
      1. Might just see a bunch of rules and laws from Moses and the prophets
      2. Dos and don’ts we must keep
      3. Study, careful work, long hours brings out the beauty and richness of God’s word
      4. Helps us capture the inner beauty of what He wants us to know about Him
   4. Aim to please men and we’re left with just lumps of dirt, aim to please God but put no effort in it and we have those dull bits of colored rock, give our all to Him and work tirelessly to please Him and we find diamonds in life each day
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