{"id":1081,"date":"2021-03-14T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2021-03-13T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T23:56:09","slug":"how-to-apply-gods-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/14\/how-to-apply-gods-word\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply God\u2019s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cCall unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not<\/strong>\u201d
Jeremiah 33:3 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Christian is to understand that God\u2019s Word is the Bible. Christians\nhave Bibles and know they are important to have, but one cannot forget the\nimportance of knowing what the Bible says. It was written for Christians. It is\nimperative that every Christian learn how to use the Bible correctly. In order\nto realize the best way to apply God\u2019s Word, one must first know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can one know what God\u2019s Word truly says? \u201cThese were more noble than those in\nThessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and\nsearched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so<\/strong>\u201d (Acts\n17:11). It is imperative that a Christian searches the Scriptures daily;\nknowing if what they are hearing is true according to God\u2019s Word. A great way\nto do this is to compare Scripture with Scripture. It is then that one can gain\na better understand of what God is trying to teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In that searching daily, one is hiding God\u2019s Word in their\nheart. \u201cThy word have I hid in\nmine heart, that I might not sin against thee<\/strong>\u201d (Psalm 119:11). It is\nthen that one more readily recognizes sin. One learns that God is not pleased\nwhen there is sin in that life. That sin must be eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a Christian searches the Bible daily, hiding it in their\nheart, what is one to do if they do not understand what they read? What if they\ndo not know what to do in a situation? \u201cCall unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty\nthings, which thou knowest not<\/strong>\u201d (Jeremiah 33:3). The word knowest<\/strong>\nhere means \u201cto see; specifically to come to the knowledge of, by seeing, by\nhearing, and by experience<\/em>.\u201d God will help one to understand if only one will\nask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is at times like these (not understanding or not knowing\nwhat to do) that one should know enough to stop, and ask God for help. This\nbrings to mind an event that happened in the Bible.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nehemiah was in a strange land serving a foreign king. When\nhe heard distressing news about his homeland, he was troubled and sad. He knew\nGod\u2019s commands and prayed for God to forgive sin (see Nehemiah 1:4-11). When\nthe king recognized there was something wrong with Nehemiah, he asked what the\nproblem was. Nehemiah told the king he was sad because his homeland lay waste\nand the gates burned. The king asked what he would request. The Bible tells us\nthat right then and there, Nehemiah prayed to the God of heaven. It was not a\nlong, loud, lengthy prayer. It was an immediate request (not heard aloud) from\na child of God to his Father. We do not know what the prayer was, but Nehemiah\nthen had the ability to give the king a wise answer. It was then that the king\ngranted the request. He allowed Nehemiah to go to his homeland and help repair\nthe city\u2019s defenses. However, more than that, the king provided what was needed\nto make sure the job was completed (see Nehemiah 1:1-4; 2:1-8). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is much like what we are to do. When one does not\nunderstand what God\u2019s Word is teaching, or what one is to do when faced with a\nsituation where answers are needed, stop. Pray for God\u2019s wisdom. God will\nanswer, if only one will ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a Christian has the Word of God in one\u2019s heart, and begins to understand it, what happens? \u201c16. 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.\u00a017. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do<\/em> all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him<\/strong>\u201d (Colossians 3:16-17). One is then able to share with others what they have learned from God\u2019s Word and are able to live a more Christ-like life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you learned to stop and ask God for answers?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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