Archive for September 2020
Prayer to be equipped to fight against God’s enemy through pray-reading the Word
Pray that the saints would pray-read the Word in spirit in such a way that it becomes a weapon, a sword, within them, equipping them to defeat God’s enemy, slay the self, and build up the Body that the Lord may gain the victory (Eph. 6:17-18; cf. Heb. 4:12).
Read MorePrayer to be daily nourished through pray-reading for the growth of the Body
Pray that the saints would be daily nourished and cherished by the Lord in His word through the practice of pray-reading the Word in order to grow as the members of Christ’s Body with the riches of Christ embodied in His living word to become His fullness, His living testimony (Jer. 15:16; 1 Tim. 4:6;…
Read MorePrayer to enjoy Christ in an intimate way by mingling the reading of the Word with prayer
Pray that the saints would learn to daily enjoy the Lord in an intimate way by mingling the reading of the Word with prayer by exercising their spirit (Psa. 119:147; John 20:22; 1 Cor. 12:13b; Lam. 3:55-56).
Read MorePrayer to sense the Word with the spirit and pray according to this sense
Pray that the saints would learn to read and pray the Word in their spirit, using their heart to love the Word and their spirit to contact and sense the Word and pray according to their inner sense (Psa. 119:140, 103; Eph. 6:17-18).
Read MorePrayer to practice receiving the Lord’s word for prayer
Pray that the saints would daily practice two steps in receiving the Lord’s word—first, receiving the Lord’s word from the Bible richly into them, and second, receiving that word explained by the Spirit, obtaining the Lord’s word richly from the Spirit—being inspired and receiving the Lord’s word in the spirit (Col. 3:16; 2 Tim. 3:14-17;…
Read MorePrayer to know the coming of the Lord’s word in its two stages
Pray that the saints would know the coming of the Lord’s word in two stages—first, knowing the words in the Scriptures by letting the Lord’s word in the Scriptures dwell in them richly, and second, knowing the words of the Spirit by letting the Spirit mingle Himself with the words in the Scriptures so that…
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