When I take the time to marvel at the power of God in my life, I am in awe. God speaks to me through music. In the intimacy of my headphones and a great song or hymn, God pours love and mercy into my heart. So I thought about sharing with you a spiritual discipline; praying the Scriptures.
Through the lyrics of the song, “Word of God Speak” by MercyMe, God spoke to my heart about prayer through the power of music.
I’m finding myself at a loss for words
And the funny thing is it’s okay
The last thing I need is to be heard
But to hear what You would say
Word of God speak
Would you pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty
To be still and know
That you’re in this place
Please let me stay and rest
In your holiness
Word of God speak
Praying God’s Word
Why would we want to pray God’s word? I think the songwriter hits the nail on the head. There are just those moments in life where we just can’t find the phrase. It is possible in those moments that we are hurting. We can be so beaten down by the world that there is nothing in our heart to bring before God. There are no words, only pain. In those moments we know we need his strength, his healing, but we are emotionally and spiritually empty. We need God to speak to us. We need to hear a word of hope. Our soul needs to be reminded of his majesty. That broken spirit needs just to be still and know that he is almighty and sitting on the throne. In those moments why not read the words of the author of creation?
Your prayers are never stronger than when you are praying the Scriptures. The writer of Hebrews in chapter 4, verse 12 says, “God’s word is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword. It penetrates to the point that it separates the soul from the spirit and the joints from the marrow. It’s able to judge the heart’s thoughts and intentions.” God’s words are powerful. Whether we are reading them or using them as our basis for prayer, why not tap into the powerful promises of God?
To comfort you, know this dear one, not only does God hear our prayers. He vows to answer them when those prayers are in line with His will.
Benefits of Praying the Scriptures
Praying the Scriptures will increase your spiritual development. As you pray God’s word, you begin to see and hear how God acted and answered other followers. As you see God in action, you learn that He is faithful. You see the faith stories of those who trusted the Almighty. Those stories provide us with an inner peace and confidence in the love and protection of God. The Bible is filled with the testimonies of many people who saw God appear in their lives and provide for the needs.
You can live a stress-free life if you will only just pray. When you pray you are turning the situation over to God. You’re taking the situation out of your hands, and laying it in His hands. You’re releasing it to God. There are no more capable hands to place our cares in other than the loving arms of our savior. The one who cared so deeply for us that he gave his life for you.
Other posts in this series on Prayer:
https://revheadpin.org/2018/03/08/the-marks-of-the-true-church-part-2/
Becoming Bridge Builders 
YES! Praying this is way is a beautiful way to honor God’s Word and “build ourselves up in the most holy faith.”
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Prayer is my power, my patience, and my peace. :). Thank you for this inspiring read!!!
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Thank you for those extremely kind works. You may enjoy some of the other post on prayer. There are about four under the prayer heading. Blessings
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Great post 🙏🏼 God’s word is all so powerful.
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When I became a new Christ-follower (late in life), I had no clue how to pray. I began to pay attention to how people in the Bible prayed. I used those as models to teach me how to pray. Your post expresses what I began to learn. When it comes to prayer, listening is more important than speaking. Thanks for this post.
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It is my pleasure to help people better connect with the Almighty.
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Absolutely Awesome! It’s so important to pray God’s Word back to Him because if His Word said it, then it’s true! So we have the right to ask for and to claim everthing tht God’s Word says we should have and everything we should be!…Great post!
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Thank you
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Great post and in fact very important to stress the need to study the scripture. Work your schedule around God, not God around your schedule. If only many more gain this wisdom
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Thank you. May God bless you.
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May God sanctify you.
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Thank you. May it be a blessing to you.
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Thanks for this.
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My pleasure have a blessed day
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Great blog
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Thank you. I pray it is a place that provides good inspiring content.
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“Prayer is our offense against all negative thoughts, patterns, and defeat. It also brings Hope, Faith, Love, and a greater ability to fulfill all that God has for us!”
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Amen to that. God bless you today!
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May he bless you even the more!
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It certainly always helps
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I started 2017 with praying the Scripture and 2017 ended to be the most breakthrough-filled year so far! Praying God’s Word is so powerful!
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What a powerful testimony. Thank you for sharing
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Some of the breakthroughs are attested here : https://tinyurl.com/y6u57ab2 God is so good!
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Great post! God speaks to me through music, too. There are times that He gives me complete sermons by the way my music was in order in iTunes on a particular day. One day it lasted for 30 minutes (and man did I need it). MercyMe is one of my absolute favorites.
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I love MercyMe.
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This is an amazing revelation. Wow!
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Thank you. Have a blessed day.
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EXCELLENT LESSON! MAY I REBLOG AND SHARETHIS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS? IT WILL HAVE A DIRECT LINK BACK TO THIS, YOUR ORIGINAL POST.
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Yes. Thanks for sharing
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THANK YOU—MAY GOD BLESS YOUR MINISTRY ON LINE EVEN MORE ABUNDANTLY!
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Yours as well
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BEST WAY TO TALK TO GOD…IS USING HIS LANGUAGE FROM SCRIPGTURE!
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