Living Word

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(Joshua 1:8 KJV) This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Meditation is thinking through scriptures in a quest to find solutions to problems - 2Tim 3:15

Meditation is one of the main channels of putting God's word to work and God's word make you wise when commit yourself to the act of meditation its is only when  you meditate on God's word that's when you can be able to apply it.  1Tim 4:13-15

When we get to the art of meditation of the word of God we are processing it into profitable substance and we become wise through meditation  and a perfect example is the story of the prodigal son thought his way out of trouble and took step

Prov 18:1- in meditation you intermeddle in manifold wisdom

How to Meditate on the Word of God

1. Think on God's word : you must be able to ponder and think through on the word of God so that the word can be rooted in your heart and faith can be produce

(Philippians 4:8 KJV) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

2. Talk God's word : Keep on confessing his word - Eph 4:29

3. Walk in God's word : The word of God you don't can never produce results it is not just knowing the word but doing what know

(James 1:22 KJV) But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Foundation for Meditation

1. Memorize the word and keep it in your heart because its what you have inside of you that you speak out - Matt12:34

2. Personalize the word: you should be able to relate the word to your personal situation.

3. Visualize the word have a picture of what the word of God says about you

The Reward of Meditation

1. Believe the word and do it

2. Store up the word in your heart

(Colossians 3:16 KJV) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

3. Speak the word  and pray the word effectively as God only answers prayers based on his word


(1 John 5:14 KJV) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

(Luke 21:33 KJV) Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

2. Through Word Encounters

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. - Psalms 119:130

How to Engage Divine Wisdom to get Result

1. By stirring up the word of God : if God's word meet you it will make you  - 2 Tim 3:15,  Psalms 19:7-9
The word of God have the capacity to make wise,  it us the factory for divine wisdom - Psalms 119:97-100
The word of God also carries the wisdom and produces it in the life of the believer - Luke 11:49

2. Meditate on the word of God : it is thinking through on God's word and the act of meditation is a way of producing divine wisdom.

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 To extract God's word you must be committed to the act of meditation

3. Acting on God's word with Understanding : The word you don't act on can never produce,  it is not just knowing what to do but doing what you know with understanding - Matt 7: 24-27

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. - Matt 13:23

Understanding the covenant of Answered Prayer

Scriptural reference:  1King 18:38, James 5:16-18 Jeremiah 33:3

We serve a prayer answering God according to 1 Kings 18:21-24 KJV

 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. - 1 Kings 18:24 KJV

But many of us don't know the right way to do so and we pray amiss. For us to procure answers to our prayers we must come to God according his will - James 4:3, 1 John 5:14

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. -  James 4:3

It is very important for us to understand also that we serve a covenant keeping God and for us to get our prayers answered there are covenant keys and steps we must strictly follow to ensures that our prayers is heard by God.

Covenant keys to Answered Prayer

1. We must repent and pray for forgiveness of sin so as to clear all the barriers and hindrance that will stop our prayer from reach God so as to enjoy supernatural access. (Isaiah 59:1-2 KJV) But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear (vs. 2).

2. We must engage the prayer of the faith (James 1:6-7) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. (vs. 6).

 And without the presence of the force of faith you can not receive answers (Mathew 21:22).

3. We must pray in faith in the name of Jesus. ( John 14: 13-14) Jesus speaking said " whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son (vs. 13)." (Acts 3:16)

4. We must pray according to the will of God in his word (1John 5:14).

5. We must pray earnestly, fervently,  and heartily (1 Samuel 1:15) "the effectual prayer of the righteous man availeth more" (James 5:16)

6. Be specific in your demands it is very important to do so (Mark 10: 46-51) the blind Bartimaeus in the bible was crying for Jesus to have mercy on him even though Jesus knew he was blind he responded to him saying " What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? (vs. 51).


7. We must pray with authority against all satanic strong hold ( Luke 10:19), (Daniel 10:12).

8. It is also important to pray with expectation ( Proverbs 23:18) as what you don't expect you are not permitted to receive.

9. Pray with thanksgiving (Phil 4:6) round up everything and let your requests be made known unto God with thanksgiving.

How to know your prayer is answered

1. When your faith say so ( Gal 3:14)

2. When the divine peace of God rules your heart (Phil 4:7)

3. When you have witness of the spirit that the matter is settled (Rom8:16).

4. When your spirit begins to celebrate God even when the answers come (1Peter 1:8).

Finally we must remain sending the spirit to know when our Peter is knocking at the door. (Acts 12:14)

In conclusion faith is a must for any prayer to be answered (Hebrew 11:6) as faith destroys doubt which in turn commit God to deliver (Rom 4:17-21)