Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Saunders Personal Topic 1

Sacred Communication with God

          As a person reads the Word of God, there is a form of communication occurring, both through the Word and the Holy Spirit. The Bible itself is a means of communication with God in Christianity. It is a means of which God reveals Himself to His people through His God-breathed Word (2 Timothy 3). 
          The Holy Spirit communicates with us through convicting us of our sin, and leading us to the truth. Jesus tells His disciples it is better that He leaves so the Spirit can come; He says that the Spirit will teach us everything. It is because of what Jesus did, and the Holy Spirit living inside of us that we are able to communicate with God as our Father. Furthermore, in Romans, it is the Spirit who communicates with God the Father interceding on our behalf.
          We also communicate with God through prayer. Prayer is a form of sacred communication because we are able to cry out to our God in an intimate fashion when we are facing trail, and we can praise God and give thanks to Him when in times of rejoicing. Through prayer we are able to speak to God through praise, confession, thanksgiving, petition, and intercession.
         Listening is something that is important in communication as well. It is difficult to learn and listen when you are constantly speaking and pleading. This is why it is important when communicating with God to pray, and go through His Word with an open heart, pleading for Him to speak through His Word to you. The Holy Spirit will use the Word you read to speak to you in a necessary fashion. He is what helps bring you closer to Christ, but we must be willing to listen and allow Him to work. No good relationship lasts without communication, and one with the Divine is no exception.

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