• Read it. You don’t have to understand it all; it’s not an intellectual exercise. Reading it prayerfully brings power and wisdom because, for the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. (Hebrews 4: 12) listen to God
• Meditate on it that’s means ‘chew on’ it. Let your Spiritual digestive juices process God’s Word until its nutrients become part of you: strengthening, energizing and directing you.
• Believe it. So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55: 11). There’s only thing that can short-circuit god’s Word-unbelief. For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. (Hebrews 4:2). ‘Hearing’ opens the door; ‘believe’ walks through it and activates the promise.
• Receive it. No matter how strongly you believe in God’s promises and His intention to give them to you, they’re not yours until you receive them by faith. ‘Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours’ (Mark 11: 24). So believe your answer is on the way, and keep your faith strong until it arrives.
While you are waiting for God’s Word to be fulfilled in your life, do these three things.
1. Verbalize it. The most effective way to pray is to speak god’s Word. The patriarchs, prophets and psalmists regularly reminded God of His promises in prayer, confident He would keep them. The surest indicator of God’s will is His Word. ‘This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him (1 John 5:14-15). God always responds. To His Word, always.
2. Obey it. God’s plan for us is not just to speak his Word, vital as this is but that we obey it (James 1:22). The hymn-writer said: ‘when we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, what a glory He sheds on our way; while we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust an obey.’ Obedience-faith in action-aligns us with God and he responds by fulfilling His promise to us. use what God gave you
3. Share it. Parent them to your children. Take to heart these words that I give you today. Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you’re at home or away, when you lie down or get up’ (Deuteronomy 6:6-7). You needn’t be a qualified teacher, just a sincere teller. Sharing God’s word will produce fruit in the lives of your family, friends, relatives; business associates and neighbors, and also increase your own grasp and understanding of it.
More Reading: Judges 4-6, Mark 10:13-22
No comments :
Post a Comment