Prayer and His Spirit and His Word

It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. John 6:63 - NKJV

Pray before you read God's Word!

We know that Gods word is alive and active and full of power as the amplified bible states, but!

The verses in the Bible are just recorded words until God's Spirit starts to deliver them to you.

They are seeds waiting to come to life!

For that reason, pray.

Prayer is the water that activates the power and life that is in tht seed!

Pray according to the pattern of prayer Paul provided us with, "Lord, give me the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You that the eyes of my understanding may be enlightened."

And in response, God's Spirit will take the words of scripture you read and make them come alive for you. In this way, just as the scripture quote above declares, Christ's words will be as spirit and life to you. Eph.1:17-18.

How are you going to benefit from those words you hear?

Your spirit responds to them. Your spirit connects to and gets in agreement with what is being said.

It gives you the desire to act on the words you've heard or read.

However, don't be surprised if your soul - your mind, emotions and will - remain unresponsive or even resist that word.

To benefit from God's word you have to get your soul into subjection to your spirit!

Your spirit's desire is for you to respond in body and soul to God's Word.

When God's Spirit opens God's Word to you, then your spirit will say, "Yes, this is for me. It's exactly the counsel I need. I want to go with this!"

Let your spirit have its way.

Let your spirit take charge in your life.

As you do so, Ephesians 3:16-19 will come to life in you.

So pray, "Lord, give me the courage and power of Your Spirit to follow through on the counsel I'm hearing in Your Word." .

May you find life in God's Word