#317: "I Know" by Big Daddy Weave

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>"Did you hear me?" When I don't receive a response from my husband or my children after I asked them to do something, I often ask, "Did you hear me?" How many times do we wonder if God hears us? Big Daddy Weave's song "I Know" recounts the goodness of God, but it's a lyric in the opening verse that caught my attention this week.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":5885,"sizeSlug":"large"} --></p> <img class="wp-image-5885" src= "http://michellenezat.com/wordpress1/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2-Chronicles-6_30-square.png" alt="" /> <p><!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Join me in exploring Solomon's prayer of dedication of the newly constructed temple. His prayer repeats a request that God would hear when we call to him.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>On this week's episode I discuss:</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --></p> <ul> <li>Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: <ul> <li>Read in context</li> <li>Read and keep on reading</li> <li>Reference section headings to get your bearings</li> <li>Mark up the text</li> <li>Make a list</li> <li>Repetition</li> </ul> </li> <li>Reading the Bible through in a year by reading for a set amount of time vs. a specific number of chapters</li> <li>Getting our bearings in 2 Chronicles using section headings to bring us to the prayer of dedication for the temple</li> <li>Marking up the text in 2 Chronicles 6, noting every mention of the word "hear"</li> <li>The poetic form and structure of Solomon's prayer - 2 Chronicles 6</li> <li>Making a list of "if" and "when" statements in Solomon's prayer</li> <li>Noting that almost every request for God to "hear" is paired with a request for forgiveness due to a heart of repentance</li> <li>The prayer that God would give according to our hearts and our ways (a.k.a. scary prayer) - 2 Chronicles 6:30</li> <li>Acknowledging God's power - 2 Chronicles 6:3-4</li> <li>A sincere desire to glorify th