Engaging your innermost being

When they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: "Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David said, 'Why did the nations rage, and the people plot vain things?'" Acts 4:24 - NKJV


What was the disciples response to a severe threat?

They prayed!

They raised their voice with one accord to God. Their voice was as one because they were praying the words of God that the prophets had recorded for them in scripture. They prayed God's Word. They presented to God the written declarations He had made to His people. Rom.15:4.

As you read the Word, pray the Word!

Pray it into your own life and into the lives of others.

Pray not only the promises and the written prayers but also pray the exhortations, the praise, the acknowledgements of God's sovereignty and glory.

Let the Word become the content of your prayer dialogue.

For example, when in a scripture you find a revelation then pray, "Thank You Lord for this revelation. May I take this to heart and take this up in my life to Your glory."

In general you like most people probably tend to read and it is a passive event.
With Bible reading,you can make it an active event.

You'll get far more out of it if you get actively involved in it.

One way of doing this is to pray the Word.
Another way is for you to pick up on every phrase and respond like some folks do in very vocal, exuberant churches saying aloud, "Amen! I receive that, Lord! Yes, I hear that, let it be done in my life!"

The Message translation says, "Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth." Let your Word study time be engaging in the same way! Joh.4:23.

Commune with God over His Word

By that I mean pray!