Believing God's Word Is Alive and Active in You

 

By Beth Moore (via DVD)

Today's insights and knowledge will be presented to us by Beth Moore via a DVD from her "Believing God" study.  It is dynamic, amazing, inspiring and challenging all at once.  We are going to learn how to "live off the CPR of God: as we believe, we inhale His words, and as we speak, we exhale His words."  Please join us on this journey today as we learn how to become "armed and dangerous" . . .Whew this is GOOD stuff that is sure to impact us all.

"The word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]" ~Hebrews 4:12  AMP

Here is an excerpt from Day 1 of this particular lesson on the "The Power of the Tongue"

• God's words are omnipotent; because we have been created in His image, our words are potent.
• Our words are potent no matter how we use them.
• God desires not only that His children believe truth but also that we speak it: "'I believed; therefore I have spoken'" (2 Cor. 4:13)
• God ordains that words of faith have more power than thoughts of faith alone: "'Say to this mountain, "move from here to there"'" (Matt. 17:20)

"You and I want to function in the full throttle of power God desires to give us.  Ideally, our faith can become voice, and our voice can become power when we're operating in God's will.  When we're actively trying to do what God says we can and we don't get the results God's Word says we can expect, we need to ask what might be wrong.  Scripture tells us that if Christ's words dwell in us, we can use our mouths to speak or pray over situations, and the Holy Spirit will often bring powerful results.  God may bring forth those results through different means and on a different timetable than we pictured, but His Word says power is applied when we pray and speak with faith in His name."
   

We will also learn about the power of using our mouths to pray scripture:

 

"God’s desire is for us to use our mouths powerfully for His Glory.  He wants to make us a blessing to those around us. Prayer is a primary discipline of the faith that God wants to infuse with His power and authority." 

How to identify and pray scripture

• Ask God to reveal applicable Scripture to you 
• Be alert during devotional/Bible study times to Scripture the jumps out to you
• Listen to your pastor or other teachers to discuss Scripture that relates to your current prayer requests
• When you experience an “aha” moment then you know that God is supplying you with an applicable Scripture
• Write it on an index card in the form of a prayer and keep it with your daily Bible study and prayer books
• Pray them daily or every couple days depending on the seriousness of the need
• Eventually these will go from ink on an index card to a truth abiding in your heart that you can pray on the fly from memory when needed 
• When praying for others, insert that person’s name on the index card as you write the applicable Scripture prayer 

Example Prayer: Deuteronomy 30:6 is a Scripture Beth Moore often prays for herself and her family and her prayer goes something like this . . .

“God, You desire nothing more than our love, and You willingly and graciously prepare our hearts to love You. According to Your Word, I ask You to cleanse my heart, Keith’s heart, Amanda’s heart, Melissa’s heart and Curt’s heart so that we each will love You with all our heart and soul and live the abundant life You chose for us.”

Click here for today's handout that includes the Listening Guide and Discussion Questions.