Praying the Word of God is one way to pray in the Spirit, because the Word of God is Spirit (Eph. 6:17) and It is Truth (John 17:17). When we know not how to pray, we can rest assured that we are praying God's will when we pray His Word, at the same time knowing that we have from Him what we've asked (1John 5: 14-15). Such "knowing" requires faith, and faith is produced by hearing the Word of God (Ro. 10:17).
The Word of God affects us in ways that nothing else can (Heb. 4:12-13). It is key to the faith we need in order to apprehend the revelation of the magnitude of the love God has for us, and empowers us to remain rooted in that love. It is vital that we understand the concept of God's love for ourselves and others while we were in our ungodly and helpless state, and that we enter into the realization that it was while we were yet sinners and enemies of God that Christ died for us (John 3:16; Ro.5:5-10). Failure to understand this Truth prevents Christ from abiding in our wounded heart/soul (mind, will, and emotions), rendering us incapable of receiving the transforming power that is God's love.
We are admonished to renew our mind with the Word of God, which cleanses all aspects of our wounded heart, that it may be healed and transformed into the image of Christ (Eph. 5:26; 2Cor. 3:18). As we study and meditate on God's Word, His Spirit will reveal to us how desperately sick and wicked our heart is (Jer. 17:9-10, Is. 64:6) and how desperately we need a Redeemer and Deliverer. This revelation will lead us to Calvary and to the cross of the Lamb of God, Who paid the ultimate price for our sins and reconciled us to our Heavenly Father.
It's the Word of God that shows us that it's our wicked heart that produces the "works of the flesh" (Gal. 5:19-21, 24). It is for these works of the flesh that we must take personal responsibility and from which we must repent and turn to the loving God, that we may ask for and receive the forgiveness and healing needed in order for our soul to grow to become in tandem with our inner man...the new creation...and thereby enter into agreement with God's Truth and His will. As this spirit/heart union progresses, we become more of a reflection of God's character and the members of our physical body line up in loving obedience to God.
It takes God's power to strengthen our inner man (the new creation), enabling our born-again spirit to rise above our wounded and unbelieving heart that lacks the faith needed to apprehend the revelation of how much God loves us...that Christ may abide in our heart through faith. The words of Eph. 3:16-21 are some verses we can confidently pray to that end.
The Word of God affects us in ways that nothing else can (Heb. 4:12-13). It is key to the faith we need in order to apprehend the revelation of the magnitude of the love God has for us, and empowers us to remain rooted in that love. It is vital that we understand the concept of God's love for ourselves and others while we were in our ungodly and helpless state, and that we enter into the realization that it was while we were yet sinners and enemies of God that Christ died for us (John 3:16; Ro.5:5-10). Failure to understand this Truth prevents Christ from abiding in our wounded heart/soul (mind, will, and emotions), rendering us incapable of receiving the transforming power that is God's love.
We are admonished to renew our mind with the Word of God, which cleanses all aspects of our wounded heart, that it may be healed and transformed into the image of Christ (Eph. 5:26; 2Cor. 3:18). As we study and meditate on God's Word, His Spirit will reveal to us how desperately sick and wicked our heart is (Jer. 17:9-10, Is. 64:6) and how desperately we need a Redeemer and Deliverer. This revelation will lead us to Calvary and to the cross of the Lamb of God, Who paid the ultimate price for our sins and reconciled us to our Heavenly Father.
It's the Word of God that shows us that it's our wicked heart that produces the "works of the flesh" (Gal. 5:19-21, 24). It is for these works of the flesh that we must take personal responsibility and from which we must repent and turn to the loving God, that we may ask for and receive the forgiveness and healing needed in order for our soul to grow to become in tandem with our inner man...the new creation...and thereby enter into agreement with God's Truth and His will. As this spirit/heart union progresses, we become more of a reflection of God's character and the members of our physical body line up in loving obedience to God.
It takes God's power to strengthen our inner man (the new creation), enabling our born-again spirit to rise above our wounded and unbelieving heart that lacks the faith needed to apprehend the revelation of how much God loves us...that Christ may abide in our heart through faith. The words of Eph. 3:16-21 are some verses we can confidently pray to that end.
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