Scotty Smith writes about praying the Scriptures. He writes,
Praying the Scriptures requires us first to be in the Scriptures regularly, preferably daily.
A “diligent use of the means of grace” doesn’t earn us anything, but it
profits us in every way. We can’t hide the Word in our hearts if we’re
not lingering in the Bible’s pages. Personally, the best time for me to
meet with God in an unrushed, expectant way is early in the morning, but
we’re all wired differently.
Jack Miller, my spiritual dad and professor at Westminster
Theological Seminary, taught me the importance of reading through the
whole Bible while at the same time having a smaller portion of Scripture read me.
If we aren’t careful, we can read the Scriptures for information and
inspiration while playing dodgeball with our calling to transformation.
Having the Scriptures “read me” deepens my prayer life because it
exposes my sin, reveals Jesus, and makes me hunger and thirst for more
of the gospel.
As Martin Luther said, we need the gospel every day because we forget
the gospel every day. There’s nothing like knowing our need for Jesus
to cure us of gospel amnesia. Nothing will so enflame our hearts like a
fresh experience of God’s grace for our current needs. Reading the Bible
and having the Bible read me constantly convinces me of this: there’s
nothing more than the gospel, there’s just more of the gospel.
Read the Scriptures every day and allow the Scriptures to read you.
I would commend the whole thing here.
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