I have been hearing God call me to a deeper experience in prayer. I have prayed, sometimes with great fervor. But I still feel like there is so much more.
In Prayer I am having a conversation with the All-Powerful Living God, the Creator of All Things, my Savior and LORD Christ Jesus. It should be the deepest, most profound part of my life. I hear God’s voice calling me to pray the Scriptures. After all, as 2 Timothy 2:17 proclaims … “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.”
All Scripture is His voice. And as God is alive(!) so also His voice is living and powerful. “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” [Hebrews 4:12 NKJV]
“For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” [NLT]
When I spend time not just memorizing or studying His Words, but also praying His Words, those living words will ignite and inspire my soul.
They will also expose my “innermost thoughts and desires,” to His will. Often, we view that in the negative, but it also carries positive implications. I can know the deep thoughts and desires that are leading me even closer to this One who loves me so.
