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SA @T„$ўџW -The next characteristic is earnest. Here is part of a verse, that Jesus gave, of our hunger. "[ . . . ] That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." Luke 4:4b (KJV) As we look earnestly to a meal after a hard day of work, or as we look earnestly to breakfast this morning. We are to earnestly dive into the Word of God.SA @A8_Н№d T$ўџSA @TЊ$ўџ-The third characteristic of diligent is energetic effort. Sometimes we cannot always be energetic but if we make that effort to set aside other things so that we may grow in God's Word. We will gain a growing energy through a joy in the study of God's Word. For when we study God's Word, our eyes become open to different pieces that God lays before us, and our soul will long and hunger for more.SA @T$ўџSA @TJ$ўџ0-The overall word for diligent they had was Painstaking. Painstaking is an interesting word, one should go to great pains if need be, to study, and divide God's Word. For we know that even today that in some parts of the world people live in fear as they read God's Word. We should count it a joy to give up our desires and our wants to make time for the study of God's Word, knowing that other's have suffered and sacrificed at the cost of God's Word being made available to us. I know all to well that I don't give up my desires and my wants nearly enough.SA @T$ўџSA @T@$ўџ Present/Shew SA A @wџџT$ўџџ Notice in 2 Tim. 2:15 it says to "[ . . . ] Present yourself approved, but to whom. We are to present ourselves approved before God. Notice that the Study and diligence in God's Word and the dividing of God's Word is not for man's approval but for God's.SA @T$ўџSA @T2$ўџWorkman/WorkerSA A @Tв$ўџИ This gives me the sense that this will not be easy, but something that is to be worked at. Each one of us could give several definitions of the word work. Such as tiring, grueling, painful, but usually we also receive wages for our work. 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