How To Engage His Word

0:01 Hello everybody, welcome us again to Deeptence Audio. Yes, and this is episode 5 of Deeptence of his word. So from the last episode, which is believe in the word that was on that step we learnt to gaining from the word of God. So for today's episode, Please note our episode today is what engaging the world. So how can one engage the world? Take note of this. Engaging the world is the secret to benefiting from the world. Most times people ask questions like why can't they benefit from God's word?

0:44 Or why doesn't the world work in their lives. The truth is, if 80% of Christians study the world, 60% receives it, 40% believes it, but only 10% or less engage the word of God according to Jeremiah chapter 15 verse 16. When your words came, I ate them. They were my joy and my heart's delight. For I bear your name, Lord God Almighty. OK. So until you engage the word of God, it will not benefit you. They have 3 dimensions to the story of God's word. So the story of the Bible. So I'm going to just highlight this an aside why it is important for this episode.

1:34 So the first dimension is the historical dimension, second is the revelational dimension, and the third is the prophetic dimension. So you have to go beyond the historical and seek for the revelational and prophetic dimension for it to work for you, for you to be able to engage it, you have to go beyond just what is within history. So what do I mean by all this? Let's look at an example. According to Jeremiah chapter 33, verse 3, Scripture says call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

2:13 So in the historical dimension you will think it is just God speaking to Jeremiah about the restoration of Israel and Judah. In the revelational dimension, you will realize that this is a promise God is making to you, to somebody, to anybody, to people, to His people, knowing that God's word is true and He does not break His promise. According to Matthew chapter 24, verse 35, Mark chapter 13, verse 31, Luke chapter 21 verse 33, they all say the same thing and what do they say? Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

2:54 So the third dimension is in the prophetic dimension. It can be a word from God to you whereby God is assuring you of His presence when you call unto Him. Possibly you are asking God to reveal some answers to you or to open your eyes concerning some events unfolding your family, in your business or even in your career. And knowing His what is true, you can trust Him and with understanding and intentionality you can call unto Him and be confident with faith that God will answer you OK. Take note of this He said, and knowing His word is true, which is that time reminded the 33 verse 3.

3:39 Knowing that His word is true towards you, you can trust Him. And with understanding and intentionality, you can call unto God can call unto Him and be confident with faith that God will answer you. OK, so listen a practical way, you can recognise that this word from God is beyond historical representation. Is that that word that verse or verses that you read and received will stand out as though it was for you or for your situation. So according to Isaiah Chapter 9, verse 8, though it says the Lord sent a word into Jacob and it had lighted upon Israel, when the word of God comes, it comes as light.

4:34 It grants you direction. So according to Psalm 119, verse 105, it says your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my part. OK, so that's just a background. So today we are speaking on how to engage the word. That is how to make the word work for you. So according to so number one, reading the word. So it's best to pay attention to this according to First Timothy chapter 4 verse 13. Till I come give attendance to reading, to exaltation, to doctrine. So when you read the word, you become aware of what God has said about any situation and that gives you perspective.

5:29 OK now the second way of engaging the word is study the word of God. According to Second Timothy chapter 2 verse 15, it says study to show thyself approved unto God, a Workman who needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the world of truth. You cannot engage what you do not know. Knowledge is an important aspect to the journey to engage in the world. So imagine a Med student, a medical student that maybe never studied their human anatomy well, or their human Physiology or study even any of their books.

6:10 Well, when they see patients, what knowledge would they incorporate to treating the patients? It's going to be hard to incorporate any knowledge because they don't have it. So studying the scriptures is primary now study grants you understanding as you can recall. OK, maybe make reference to deep things of wisdom where we spoke about knowledge and understanding. So when you study, you gather concordance or Bible cross references and maybe other similar places in the Bible that it promised a word was repeated and you keep on reading it and you go vast and not just filling a certain schedule, you sit with the Word.

6:59 And that brings us to our next part of engaging the word #3 meditation on the Word. According to Joshua chapter one verse 8, Scripture says keep this book of the law always on your lips, meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you'll be prosperous and successful. So meditation makes the world to become flesh, the world you have received, the world you have believed, it makes it to become flesh. And when this world becomes flesh, it becomes power, becomes wonder, success, or what you desire.

7:41 So meditation involves continuous thinking on something or an event. We all know what that is. Meditation can also mean a careful and thorough thought on something. So in this case, the word you have understood through study is what you should have a careful and thorough thought on. OK, so there's a connection between meditation and lifestyle. Please listen carefully whatever you think on for a long amount of time, your actions will be aligned without thoughts, whether intentionally or unintentional.

8:19 Philippians chapter 4, verse 8B. If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things so that all your actions will be excellent and praiseworthy. So when you meditate on the word, the word will engage you. So at this point the word is now you're meditating on the word. So it's not engaging you as a person that lifestyle. You're now going to meditate on the Scripture and you see yourself walking in line with it. OK, so and this brings us to the fourth way of engaging the word of God, which is speak the Word of God speaking the word of God according to Deuteronomy chapter 6, verse 7.

9:02 Impress them on your children, talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. OK, so someone once said you speak only what you believe. So if you speak to someone about anything, majority of the time it is something you heard, read or saw that you believe. OK. The emphasis on speaking is so important that it is used in the salvation process. If you can recall Romans chapter 10 verse 10, it says for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

9:49 Also Luke chapter 6 verse 45, a good man out of the good treasures of his heart, bring it for that which is good. And an evil man out of the evil treasures of his heart, bring it for that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart, His mouth speaking. OK, So what do you have as your hard copy beyond just carrying hard copy Bible around? What do you have in your heart? The Word of God should be your hard copy, and as it is your hard copy speak its fault. OK so this now brings us to the next part or way of engaging the word #5 obedience to the Word according to first John chapter 2 verse 5.

10:45 But if anyone obeys His word, love for God is truly made complete in them, according to Hebrews chapter 4, verse two to three a. For we also have heard the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did. But the message they had was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed. Now we who have believed, enter that rest just as God has said. Now listen. Obedience is key to engaging God's Word. If you don't obey, it shows you don't believe the Word. No matter how many times you meditate, read, study, or speak the Word, without obedience you will not witness the power in the Word of God.

11:34 When you obey God's Word, His love is made complete in you. All right, so now to wrap up all these steps or ways of engaging the Word, we have the 6th and very important step, Pray the Word according to Mark Chapter 11, verse 24. Therefore, I will tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you have received it and it will be yours. I come again, therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours. This is vital in engaging the Word.

12:17 Pray for the word you have received and believed, but pray with faith and do no doubt and you'll see the result of the word after you have engaged the steps. OK, so thank you so much for listening. This is episode 5 sent out on the 5th of December. So thank you so much for listening. And I pray that everything you've heard that Lord grant you grace to put it to practice now forevermore, Jesus name, Amen. So God bless you. Bye.