Rediscover Scripture

I am encouraged of late with a deeper passion for God’s Word. I am rediscovering the joy of meditating on the Scripture. Not for a message, talk or meeting but just because it is awesome stuff. I am listening to less podcasts and reading less books that agree with my fixed position of thought and experience on things and just enjoying Father's Word moving on in this pilgrimage. I hope I can encourage you in the same way.

The same Holy Spirit that lives and abides in us is the same Holy Spirit that inspired the Scriptures. It is a living book to those who are God-breathed and it is a significant place of encountering Jesus for many millions across the earth.

We would know and experience little reality of the Gospel, the love of God, the grace of Jesus, the fellowship of the Spirit, the kingdom of God, God's purpose and our identity in Him (the list is inexhaustible) without Scripture. For many the Scripture is the starting point and remains a lamp unto their feet and a light unto their path on the journey.

I have heard it say "Well we have had the Bible for two thousand years and the world is still not saved and the church is still weak. What we need is more Spirit or more Presence or more of the Father's love."

Yes, absolutely, we need much greater emphasis on the love of the Father, undoubtedly. We need more of the Holy Spirit, more of His presence.

We also need more hunger for the Scripture.

I am totally up for more visions, dreams, angelic visitations, heavenly encounters and Holy Spirit manifestations. I completely desire to experience more of the Father's love, and let His love overflow through me, reaching out to others in miracles, signs and practical service.

I am totally convinced that all these marvellous wonders are enhanced by an honour and love of the Father's book, the Bible.

Many awesome servants of God throughout the centuries were martyred to get the Scripture into our hands, please don't leave it on the shelf and worse belittle it's importance in your life and in the lives of others you influence.

One of the greatest men of presence and Spirit that has lived in the last 150 years was Smith Wigglesworth, and he loved the Scripture it was all he ever read. It is documented that Smith kept a pocket New Testament with him wherever he went.

We are not asked to ditch the word to run with the Spirit we have been given both let us honour both by receiving both into our hearts! Let's encounter Jesus through His Spirit and His Word.

It is so exciting to hear of The Holy Spirit moving all over the earth. I am excited about all the awakenings and moves - if people are getting saved and lives are being transformed it is always Jesus!

Revival history does teach us that those swept in to the Kingdom can be sifted and shifted out and not remain unless we root them in the love, presence and word of God. Let’s not repeat the mistakes of times past.

Now please don't run away in offence and get out your latest pentecostal paraphernalia or your latest podcast from Bishop Dr Billy Boose Boose (fictitious) or some other flavour of the month. Instead, please open your heart, meditate on the Scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus to you and fall in love again with Jesus and find a passion for His words.

Deut 32:47

"For they are not meaningless words to you but they are your life, and by them you will live"

Psalm 138:2

"For You have magnified Your word above all Your name."

Luke 24:27

And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

Luke 24:32

And they said to one another, “ Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”

1 Cor 15:3-4

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures

2 Tim 3:14:17

"But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of,

knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

I hope the preceding verses encourage you to rediscover the most beautiful, artistic, creative, life-filled, and exciting book in the world – the Bible. In your adventure of revelation by the Spirit I hope you encounter afresh the loving Father and wonderful Saviour who authored Scripture for our hope, comfort and instruction.