{"id":3661,"date":"2021-08-19T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2021\/08\/19\/listening-to-god-through-his-word\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T06:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:59:25","slug":"listening-to-god-through-his-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/listening-to-god-through-his-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening to God through His Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L2fys1SKAA4\" title=\"Sittin\u2019 With Sam Ep 39 Listening To God Through His Word\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p><br><span><span> In this week\u2019s video and in our next two articles, we will discuss some themes from Part 2 of my book, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dtmediastore.com\/products\/be-still-my-soul?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f119c2902&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be Still My Soul<\/a><span>, which addresses the great reward of consistently reading and meditating on God\u2019s Word. <\/span><\/p><p><span> In Psalm 119:16, the psalmist writes, \u201cI delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.\u201d In verse 18 he prays, \u201cOpen my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.\u201d In verse 97 he says, \u201cOh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.\u201d God\u2019s word is a rich fountain of wisdom, a gift from God to shape our hearts and draw us closer to him. <\/span><\/p><p><span> God has left us his written Word so that we might hear his teaching and learn from him. We have both the Old and New Testaments with life-changing teachings to help us. Prayer is how we speak to God; God speaks back to us in his Word! <\/span><\/p><h3><span> When we sought to become disciples of Jesus and be born again, we studied the Word of God. But that was just the beginning\u2014as we mature in Christ, our Bible study can grow richer and deeper. Paul encourages us in 1 Timothy 4:7 to \u201ctrain yourself to be godly,\u201d and Hebrews 5:14 says that \u201cthe mature, by constant use, have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.\u201d Let us devote ourselves to being consistent students of God\u2019s Word! <\/span><\/h3><center><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Listening-to-His-Word.png?resize=557%2C558&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Listening-to-His-Word.png 557w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Listening-to-His-Word-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Listening-to-His-Word-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\"><\/center><p><br><span> When you study God\u2019s Word, I recommend you take notes and keep a journal. You can then read your notes over again to be reminded of what God has graciously taught you on various subjects. I have taken notes like this for years, and have turned back to read them many times in order to be inspired all over again by the things God has taught me! <\/span><\/p><p><span> In deciding what to study, simply ask yourself some questions about your most significant needs. You may seek to grow in your faith, or draw closer to God and Jesus, or to become more convinced of their wonderful love and grace. You can study scriptures that equip you to be more loving to other people. And you can seek help in dealing with temptation and sin. <\/span><\/p><p><span> The Hebrew writer tells us, \u201cFor 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\u201d (Hebrews 4:12-13). Let us give our whole hearts to becoming students of God\u2019s powerful Word, allowing it to transform our hearts and lives! <\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> Be Still My Soul <\/span><span><span> is a book to inspire greater growth and depth in your walk with God. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> You can purchase <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dtmediastore.com\/products\/be-still-my-soul?_pos=1&amp;_sid=f119c2902&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Be Still My Soul<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> and all of my books at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dtmediastore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DT Media Store<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\"> and learn more about <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/warriorforthelord.com\/listening-to-god-through-his-word-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listening to God Through His Word, Part 2<\/a> <span style=\"font-style: italic\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">on my website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s video and in our next two articles, we will discuss some themes from Part 2 of my&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-3661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/His-Word.png?fit=617%2C462&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-X3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6019,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/selah-the-power-of-an-ancient-word-from-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":3661,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;Selah&#8221; &#8211; The Power of an Ancient Word from God","author":"dtadmin","date":"September 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Every word of God is flawless.\" \u2013 Proverbs 30:5 Christ himself said, \"It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law\"\u00a0\u2013 Luke 16:17.\u00a0Every now and then, after spending some time digging in the scriptures, an obscure\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Bible Study&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c64bbc0-8c4e-40f4-ae2f-a541edb41496-1920w.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5796,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/one-family-under-god-in-under-one-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":3661,"position":1},"title":"One Family Under God In Under One Year","author":"dtadmin","date":"September 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As disciples of Jesus, we recognize that each soul saved sends shock waves into the eternal realms. 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