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Listening with your heart

Published on July 5, 2013July 3, 2013 by kristen from praywritegrow.com1 Comment

Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.
Read Matthew 13:1-23

When reading the Bible we often see a connection between God’s word and the human heart. In this parable Jesus exposes that connection. He emphasizes the importance of listening with a prepared heart and shares a prophesy from Isaiah.

For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed.
Matthew 13:15a ESV

What does Jesus’ parable reveal to you about the difference between simply hearing God’s word and listening with a prepared heart?
Write a prayer asking the Spirit to prepare your heart so that you can receive the seed of God’s precious word
(I love Psalm 139:23-24).

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Food for thought

Published on July 4, 2013July 3, 2013 by kristen from praywritegrow.comLeave a comment

Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.
Read Deuteronomy 8:1-9

This passage is a warning, a reminder & a promise! God is mighty and he has a purpose in every event in the history of the Israelite people (and us too)…

…to teach you that man does not live by bread alone,
but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 8:3b ESV

What personal warning, reminder & promise do you take from these verses?
Jesus quotes this verse while he is being tempted in the desert (see Matthew 4:1-4). Christ himself uses God’s word to fight temptation! Record your toughts about how both the Matthew & Deuteronomy passages connect with what we journaled about in Psalm 119:11b.
Like food bringing physical nourishment, our soul yearns for spiritual sustenance. What do you do (or need to add) each day to nourish your spirit?

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More than words

Published on July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 by kristen from praywritegrow.comLeave a comment

Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.
Read Hebrews 4:12-13

The Bible is not a book of ancient words only relevent when it was written. This passage makes it clear. God’s word is alive!

For the word of God is living and active.
Hebrews 4:12a ESV

Write some characteristics of God’s word as described in this passage in Hebrews.
How have these characteristics made it clear that the Bible is more than words?
How have you felt God’s living word active in your life?

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Have you heard it?
Casting Crowns
“The Word is Alive”
https://castingcrowns.com/music/the-al tar-and-the-door
you will need to click on the play button for the song

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It’s all about action

Published on July 2, 2013July 3, 2013 by kristen from praywritegrow.comLeave a comment

Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.

Read Psalm 119:9-16

All of Psalm 119 is an expression of love for God’s Law and for His word. The psalmist gives us beautiful insight into how to stay close to God through His word.

I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:11

Make a list of action words used in this passage. What does this reveal about how you should apply and grow in God’s word?
Share how storing (or hiding) God’s word in your heart could impact you. How could you see yourself using it in your day-to-day life?
As the psalmist did in Psalm 119:12-16, write your praises to God for His precepts, laws, statutes & decrees.
CHALLENGE: Think of a verse that has spoken to you in the past. Memorize it so that it is stored in your heart forever.

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What’s the Point?

Published on July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 by kristen from praywritegrow.com1 Comment

Ask the Spirit to guide you as you read God’s word for today.

Read 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Why can we trust what is written in God’s Word? Because that is exactly what it is GOD’s WORD!

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction,
and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
2Timothy 3:16 ESV

Using the entire passage from 2 Timothy, make a list of the ways scripture can be used in your life.
If you are diligent about seeking God and using scripture in your everyday life, what will result?
In 2 Timothy 4:2 Paul reiterates the list in a new way. Consider how it would look if you live the charge that Paul makes. Write the thoughts the Spirit has revealed to you about following Paul’s charge.

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