Daily writing prompt

What skills or lessons have you learned recently?

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I’ve been learning the skill of listening to the Holy Spirit. Here’s what I heard in my heart about the Bible as I laid in bed early this morning:

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.” (Joshua 1:8.)

• Continually quote the Bible. (When I got online this morning the first thing that I saw was these words: “Quotes to inspire you to try something new.” That describes the Bible! Quote it throughout the day!)
• Constantly ponder the wonders in the Bible.
• Do what the Bible says to do.

“You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down.” (Mark 7:13.)

• The routine of religious tradition distracts from the Bible.
• The lens of religious tradition distorts the Bible.

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16.)

• Don’t just be taught the Bible trough sermons and classes, let the Bible directly teach you.
• Don’t rebuke the Bible, let the Bible rebuke you.
• Don’t correct the Bible, let the Bible correct you.
• Don’t ignore the Bible, let the Bible train you how to live in peace and harmony.

“No prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20-21.)

• Set aside your own interpretation of things and replace it with what the Bible says. Let the Holy Spirit, Himself, directly interpret the Bible for you within your heart.
• Don’t study the Bible to prove your point. Read it with an open heart so the Holy Spirit can make His point to you!
• Go beyond learning religious information. Absorb the Bible for supernatural transformation.

“The word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12.)

I believe we Western Christians are too quick to see the Bible as merely a source of religious information instead of allowing it to deeply penetrate “even to dividing soul and spirit,” and release the Holy Spirit’s inner transformation. Christians have two great sources of comfort and strength: God the Holy Spirit and the Bible. Open your heart to both!