Gods Word The Miracle Seed

GOD’S WORD THE MIRACLE SEED
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Contents
Introduction
1. God’s Word: The Foundation of Our Faith 1
2. God’s Word: Its Purity and Power 9
3. God’s Word: The Miracle Seed 18
4. The Seed Is the Word of God 22
5. The Seed Must Be Sown into the Heart 27
6. Meditating on God’s Word 32
7. The Seed Must Be Protected and Nurtured 54
8. Revelation: Receiving Spiritual Understanding 59
9. Harvest Blockers: Opposition to the Word 63
10. Harvest Blockers: Thorns That Choke the Word 66
11. Three Keys: Understand, Receive, Retain 69
12. Word Seeds 74

Introduction
All of us desire to experience God’s work in our lives. We
desire God’s power to save, heal, deliver and work miracles
both personally and for others. Very often, we expect a
spectacular display of God’s power, something that will “wow”
us. While it is true that God, by the power of His Holy Spirit,
will demonstrate His work in spectacular ways with signs and
wonders, we must not forget that God also works by His Word.
The Spirit of God releases His power through the Word of
God. While the process of reading, meditating and receiving
God’s Word into our lives may not appear spectacular, it is no
less supernatural because it is still God who is at work. Many
believers miss out on the supernatural work of God that God
desires to release through His Word in their everyday lives
because they keep seeking the spectacular.
Another common problem is that many believers look to
the anointed man or woman of God to administer the power
of God for them. While God has anointed ministers who serve
people by the power of His Spirit, eventually, every believer
should come to the place where they learn to receive from God
through His Word and by His Spirit. Jesus invited all of us to
go directly to Him, to eat of Him and drink from Him so that
each one of us can become dispensers of His grace to others
and bring them to Jesus so that they too can eat and drink from
Him. We should not become dependent on intermediaries.
We know that God works through His Word. This is how
He created everything—by His power released through His
Word. God’s Word is a carrier of the life and power of God
Introduction
that can affect every aspect of our lives. God has given us His
Word and seeks to work in us through the power of His Word.
He has also revealed to us how to receive His Word so that
the life and power contained in His Word is released into us
causing His supernatural work to take place in us.
Meditation on God’s Word is the process through which
the Word becomes implanted in our hearts. Meditating
on God’s Word involves contemplation, visualization and
confession. You will learn how to practice meditating on God’s
Word so that the Miracle Seed of God’s Word can produce
in your life. This book unveils simple truths that will help us
receive and experience the supernatural power of God released
in us through His Word, the Miracle Seed.
God Bless!
Ashish Raichur
God’s Word The Miracle Seed
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God’s Word: The Foundation of Our
Faith
There is one important element in our Christian walk, one so
essential that it determines the quality of our entire Christian
experience. This is the Word of God. The level of maturity we
grow into and the depths we reach in God are determined by
the place we give to His Word in our lives. Whether we walk
in victory or not and the measure of blessings we experience
is greatly influenced by the measure of God’s Word that we
are able to receive and consistently practice in our daily living.
However, in a world that is given to “phenomena” where
the spectacular is sought after, not many are ready to pay
attention to the contents of an “Ancient Book.” Why would
someone spend time in deciphering mere words from a
religious book that some claim to be socially, culturally and
morally irrelevant? And sadly, even among believers, apart
from fulfilling an obligation of having a “quiet time,” there are
not many who have received an understanding of the depth of
impact and influence the written Scriptures can have on one’s
life. It is true that, at first, the Scriptures may seem lifeless,
perhaps, even boring for the casual reader. But to those who
have received an understanding of its inherent power and the
place that God Himself has assigned His Word to have in the
lives of His people, the Word is alive! To them, the Word is the
source of strength, comfort, hope, faith, instruction and wisdom.
They have rested their entire present and future on what the
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God’s Word: The Foundation of Our Faith
Scriptures say. Amidst the storms of life, they know that the
Word will sustain them and hold them up. Amid sickness, they
know that the Word will bring healing and deliverance. During
challenges and pressures, they stand confident on what the
Word promises. They can laugh at impossibilities because of
the possibilities they see in the Word. Even when they cannot
see, touch, hear, smell or taste, they still know because the
Word has produced in them a confident assurance and a strong,
unshakable conviction.
Our hearts’ desire is that each one who reads this book
will be brought to this confident assurance in their walk
with the Lord. If you have already attained some degree
of understanding in the Word, we desire that you will be
strengthened and encouraged even more.
The Eternal Word, the Incarnate Word, the Written

Word
Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them
in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Jesus, the Son of God, the Eternal Word (John 1:1-4), who
became the Incarnate Word (John 1:14) lived by, preached and
taught from the written Word, the Scriptures. From an early
age, Jesus engaged in the study and learning of the Scriptures
(Luke 2:46). He resisted temptations using the written Word
(Matthew 4:1-10). The Incarnate Word was anointed by the
Spirit and walked in such a way to fulfill the Scripture (Luke
4:21; Mark 14:49; Luke 24:44). Is not this such an awesome
thought—the Eternal Word, God who became flesh would
handle the written Word with such honor. How much more
should we?
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Through the foolishness of preaching

1 Corinthians 1:21
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not
know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message
preached to save those who believe.
God, in His wisdom, has assigned that the eternal destiny

of a man’s life is determined through the simple preaching of
the Gospel message. Consider this! God did not choose an
army of angels to take the “Good news of Christ, which is the
power of God unto salvation” to all men. Instead, through the
almost “foolish” exercise of preaching, which He ordained to
be done through mortal, fallible vessels, He has chosen to win
the lost. Therefore, preaching or communicating the Gospel is
so important. As the apostle Paul explained, some may consider
both the message and the preaching of it as foolishness. But
to those who are called, the message and its preaching reveals
Christ, who is the power and wisdom of God (1 Corinthians
1:24). In a similar manner, God has ordained that the written
Scripture be a tool by which the power and wisdom of God is
brought into our lives. It seems almost a mystery that through
the words inscribed on the pages of the book we call the Bible,
there is divine power and wisdom transmitted into our lives.
How could ordinary words, words we use in our everyday life,
suddenly take on divine value just because they are printed in
the Bible? While the words in themselves are ordinary, the
truths they present are divine. While it was man who assembled
the words, it was God who inspired the truth that is presented.
And it is through us understanding and accepting the truths
that are conveyed through the words of the Scripture that we
enter and experience the wisdom and power of God.
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All Scripture is “God-Breathed”

2 Timothy 3:15,16
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and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which
are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus.
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
When the apostle Paul referred to the “Holy Scriptures,”

he was talking about the written Scriptures. He ascribes divine
authorship to the written Scripture when He says, “All Scripture
is given by inspiration of God.” Even though man penned the
words, God was the source and inspiration of the message. The
apostle Peter brings this out in a slightly different manner when
he states, “knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is
of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the
will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by
the Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:20,21). All Scripture is prophetic in
the sense that they were birthed through the inspiration of the
Spirit of God. The written Word is divinely inspired. Believing
this fact in the very core of your being can totally transform your
view of the Scriptures. If you really believe that all Scripture is
inspired by God, then you will give high priority to the Word
of God in your life. You will open your Bible knowing that
the God of this universe is communicating His thoughts to
you. Out of His infinite wisdom, He has chosen to distil what
He considered essential and sufficient for our lives on earth
and has placed them in the pages of the Book. The Scriptures
provide teaching (doctrine), conviction, correction (reproof)
and instruction.
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The Scriptures—our window into God

Psalm 119:18
Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.
The Scriptures provide us with insight into the living God.

They reveal the nature, the character, the attributes and the
heart of God. In the pages of the Scriptures, we find insight
into who God is, what He does, His feelings and His desires.
Consequently, it is through the Scriptures that we get to know
God and thereby, build a personal relationship with Him.
Relationship is based on knowledge. Where there is no personal
knowledge, there can be no relationship. Further, the depth of
knowledge or intimacy attained determines the depth of the
relationship. Therefore, to have a deep and close relationship
with the living God, one would have to know Him intimately
as He is revealed in the Scriptures. It is so exciting to open the
pages of the Bible because they are our window into God. When
our eyes are opened to see “behind” the lines that we read, we
gain an understanding of the splendor and majesty of our God.
To base our understanding of God on anything else—be it our
experiences, others’ opinions and so on—may not always be
accurate. It is true that God also reveals Himself in other places,
for instance, in His creation. However, whatever information
we may derive from other sources must first be examined in
the light of the written Scriptures.
The Scriptures—our standard, our pattern

Psalm 119:133
Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over
me.
In a world where people do not have definite standards for

what is right and wrong, we choose to make the Word of God
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our standard. We hold what the Scriptures say concerning all

matters of life to be true. What God’s Word says is right and
noble, we consider right and noble. What the Word says is
wrong, we likewise consider it wrong. We do not “rationalize”
(reason), “liberalize” (attempting to be broad-minded) or
“contextualize” (make culturally or socially relevant) the moral
standards set forth by the Scriptures. We choose not to settle
for anything less than what is set forth in the Scriptures.
God’s Word is our guide. We pattern our lives according
to the instructions in the Scriptures. The Scriptures set forth
patterns of behavior for husbands, wives, parents, children,
employers, employees, for ministers and for all believers in
general. We do our utmost, with the strength of the Holy Spirit,
to pattern our conduct, our lifestyles, our values, our beliefs
and our goals and ambitions according to the principles in the
Scriptures. We direct our entire lives by His Word.
The Scriptures—our authority

Psalm 119:101
I have restrained my feet from every evil way, That I may keep Your
word.
We submit to the Scriptures as the final authority in

our lives. Even if no man-made structure or law corrects us,
we submit to the correction of the Word. We do not wait for
someone else to point out our errors, although, this may be
necessary at times. If we find ourselves doing things that the
Word says is wrong, we are willing to make changes so that we
may obey the Word. We choose to exercise discipline in our
lives so that we can walk in harmony with the Word. Submitting
to the Word of God is, in fact, submitting to God Himself. To
rebel against the counsel of the Scriptures is rebellion against
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God. The Lord Jesus said, “He who rejects Me, and does not
receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that
I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” (John 12:48).
The Word of God will be the law according to which all men
will be judged.
It is time for the people of God to develop a reverential
fear of the written Word of God. We cannot be followers of
God without submitting to the authority of His Word in our
lives. We cannot be “strong believers” while we continue to do
what is contrary to the Scriptures just because these things may
be pleasurable to our body or acceptable to our reasoning. As
believers, we must learn to bring our feelings and reasoning in
subjection to the Word. We refrain from every evil and align
ourselves to His Word because it is the final authority.
Let the Word dwell in you richly

Colossians 3:16
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.
The Word of God is the foundation of our faith. It is

the essential ingredient to spiritual growth and maturity. We
are to abide in Christ and His Words are to abide in us (John
15:7). Our charge to you is to let the Word of Christ dwell in
you in abundance. Spend much time searching, studying and
meditating on the Scriptures. Ask the Holy Spirit for insight
and revelation. Let a rich deposit of revelation knowledge be
laid up in your heart. Review what you have learned often.
Remind yourself time and again of the spiritual truths that the
Spirit of God has brought to your understanding. Use the Word
to sing personal psalms, hymns and songs to the Lord. Teach
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and encourage other believers in the Word. Put into practice all
the revelation knowledge that has been imparted to you. You
will thus, be establishing a solid foundation upon which you
can build your Christian experience.
The person who both hears and practices the Word,
according to the Lord, is like a wise man who built his
house upon solid ground (Matthew 7:24,25). What kind of a
foundation are you building your life upon?
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God’s Word: Its Purity and Power
It was toward the end of four exciting years of college in
Manipal, India, and several wonderful things had happened.
The most significant of all was that God had enabled some of
us young people—just ordinary college students—to work
together and lay the groundwork for what would eventually
grow into a strong Christian fellowship among the student
community. It was the end of the academic year and many of
my friends had left for home. Knowing that the dorms would be
unusually quiet at this time, I had decided to stay on for a few
days just to spend some time alone with the Lord. I specifically
wanted to pray about my future and the things that lay ahead of
me even though so much remained unknown. It was during this
season of prayer that Isaiah 45:1-3 was deeply impressed upon
my spirit. To me, these became cornerstone verses—verses that
occupy a special place in my heart. I understood their meaning
and the way in which they would apply in my life.
As part of this promise, the Lord said that He would go
before us and open for us doors, and that these doors would not
be shut. Since then, there have been numerous occasions when
I have stood face-to-face with impossibilities and closed doors.
Whether it was in getting admission and financial assistantship
at universities or visas into countries or rising up after a
personal financial crisis, and in so many other situations, I have
come back to these verses and stood before God acknowledging
that He will do what He had promised. I have taken these verses
of Scripture and, by the authority granted to us in Christ, have
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enforced them over circumstances and situations and have seen

them change. I have relied on the purity and power of these
verses to an extent that may seem unreasonable to the rational
mind, perhaps, even foolishness. And I joyfully testify that
God’s Word has never failed! Similarly, there are many all
over the world who can share testimony after testimony of the
challenges they had faced and how they put their trust solely
on the infallible Word of God and how God, by the power of
His Word, brought them through triumphantly!
There is a place where we can come to—a place where
we love and revere the precious Word of God; a place where
our hearts are gripped with an unquestionable confidence in
the integrity and power of God’s Word; a place where we
esteem His Word above anything else; a place where the Word
transforms our character, influences our thinking and guides
our actions; a place where our hearts yearn and hunger for
spiritual understanding that comes through the Word; a place
where we long to see more of His majesty as revealed in the
Scriptures; a place of pure delight in God’s Word.
Our prayer is that each one of us will experience the joy
of continually abiding in this place.
The sovereign hand of God

Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!
God’s ways are “past finding out” or beyond human

understanding. The sovereign hand of God has been and
continues to make its way through the course of human history,
often in ways that seem so insignificant and obscure. Often,
the work of God appears very mundane, very ordinary and
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yet, they are no less the handiwork of God than the work of
spectacular miracles. The same God who brought forth water
out of a rock in an instant when Moses struck it with his rod
also worked through Bezalel and his coworkers as they labored
day after day in the construction of the Tabernacle in the
wilderness (Exodus 31:1-11). To the human mind, it seems
difficult to accept that the hard-laborious work of Bezalel and
his team of artisans was the working of God Himself. Yet, it
was the Spirit of God who filled these artisans with wisdom,
understanding and knowledge to design artistic works in gold,
silver and bronze for the Tabernacle.
By an extension of this simple illustration, we can
say confidently that God has been working out His divine
purposes through the lives of ordinary people. So, it was with
the compilation of the 66 books of the Christian Bible. The
sovereign hand of God was at work even in the process of
assembling and the canonization of the Scriptures. The human
mind may question the validity of such a claim. But to those
of us who understand that God carries out His work silently,
even as man goes about his daily business, this is a settled fact!
Even above His name

Psalm 138:2
I will worship toward Your holy temple, And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth; For You have magnified Your
word above all Your name.
God has given His Word a place of greater prominence

than His name. He has exalted His Word above His name. To
God, His Word, which He has spoken, is of greater importance
than His reputation. Because His name—His reputation—is
only as good as His Word! We need to get an understanding of
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this. His reputation depends on His Word. His name derives

its glory and honor from His Word. There are two important
implications.
On God’s part
Since He has exalted His Word above His name, He will
uphold His Word with all that He is. God’s Word is backed
by the omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience of God
Himself. He said, “I am alert and active, watching over My
word to perform it” (Jeremiah 1:12, AMPC).
On our part
We need to realize the importance of not only knowing the
name of the Lord but also His Word. We have called upon His
name and have been saved (Romans 10:13). Now, we need to
continue to know His Word because God Himself has given
His Word a place of greater honor than His name.
God’s Word is as strong as His character

Hebrews 6:11-18
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And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the
full assurance of hope until the end,
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that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith
and patience inherit the promises.
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For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear
by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
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saying, “Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will
multiply you.”
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And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
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For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation
is for them an end of all dispute.
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Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of
promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath,
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that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to
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lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay
hold of the hope set before us.
When God made a promise to Abraham, He backed His

promise by swearing by Himself. He said, “I will bless you” and
“I will multiply you.” God gave to Abraham “two immutable
things”—His promise (Word) and His oath. Whenever God
says, “I will ...” He is giving us two unchangeable things—His
promise (His Word) and His oath (vow, pledge) to back up that
promise. Every Word (promise) of God is a sworn statement
and a word of honor because it is both a promise and an oath.
“He swore by Himself.” God’s oath of confirmation is based on
His own Self. There is nothing else as immutable as His own
Self because He is a God whose character is unchangeable.
He said, “For I am the Lord, I do not change;” (Malachi
3:6). Therefore, every Word of God is backed up by God’s
unchangeable character. And one vital aspect of God’s character
is that it is impossible for God to lie.
He is the “God, who cannot lie” (Titus 1:2). Every Word

that He speaks is truth. As Jesus said, “Your word is truth”
(John 17:17b). We need to come to a place where we rest on
this aspect of God’s unchangeable character. We know that He
can never lie and therefore, every Word that He has spoken
is the absolute truth. “God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and
will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it
good?” (Numbers 23:19). When we are assured of this, then
as the Scripture says, we have “strong consolation” or as the
Amplified Bible Classic renders it, we have “mighty indwelling
strength and strong encouragement” (Hebrews 6:18, AMPC).
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Pure Words
Psalm 12:6
The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace
of earth, Purified seven times.
Our God is a God of truth. His Words are true words, pure
words. God’s Word is without error. “The entirety of Your word
is truth,” (Psalm 119:160a). “There has not failed one Word of
all His good promise …” (1 Kings 8:56b). They can be relied
upon with strong confidence. His promises can be believed
unreservedly, His instructions received wholeheartedly. God’s
Word stands firm forever in heaven (Psalm 119:89). They will
not be altered or changed for He will never break His covenant
or recant what He has spoken (Psalm 89:34). His Word endures
forever (1 Peter 1:23). His Word is a place of strong security
because there is nothing else as pure, as sure and as enduring.
God’s Word is a carrier of God’s power

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of
God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which
are visible.
Hebrews 1:3a
who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His
person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, …
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and
of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents
of the heart.
The Bible teaches us that God simply spoke this universe

into existence. Believing this is much more reasonable than
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believing that things just fell together in place, over time, as

proponents of the “Big Bang” and other theories claim. We
understand that “the worlds were framed by the Word of God.”
This universe was formed, constructed, shaped and fashioned
by the Words that God spoke. “the things which are seen were
not made of things which are visible.”—that is, the visible was
made of things that are invisible (Hebrews 11:3). The natural
came out of the spiritual. This is a powerful truth that we
need to grasp. The Word of God was the invisible, spiritual
material that brought into existence the visible natural world.
Not only were all things created by the spoken Word of God
but according to Hebrews 1:3, all things are upheld by the
Word. The entire universe is sustained, regulated and kept in
order by the Word of God.
We understand this truth when we recognize that the
Word of God is full of the power of God. In Physics, one of
the theories of the nature of light explains that light consists
of photons. Photons are energy-packets. When these photons
impinge on suitable targets, they release some of their energy.
In a similar way, we can picture in our minds, the Word of God
as energy-packets carrying in them the omnipotent power of the
Almighty God. The Word of God releases this divine-energy
and causes the creative works of God to take place.
If God brought this entire universe into existence by the
power of His Word, then is He not able to bring into existence
in our lives the things that do not exist at present? Where there
is sickness, God can bring healing and health into existence by
the power of His Word. Where there is need, by the power of
His Word, God can bring provision and supply into existence.
The creative power of God resides in His Word. Therefore,
the Word of God can create (bring into existence) things that
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God has promised even though they may not exist in our lives
at present.
God used His Word to form, construct and shape this
universe. Can’t God, by His Word, form, construct and shape
our present and future? There is power in the Word of God to
change our present and shape our future.
This entire universe is sustained, upheld and regulated
by the Word of God. Can’t the Word of God sustain, uphold
and regulate our lives also? God’s Word carries enough and
more power to sustain, regulate and keep in order the things
concerning our lives here on earth.
Standing on the promises

Romans 4:18 (AMPC)
[For Abraham, human reason for] hope being gone, hoped in faith that
he should become … as he had been promised …
Understanding the purity and power of the Word gives us

strong confidence to rely on it. The Word of God is truth and
so, we can expect to have what we are promised in the Word.
The Word of God is full of power and so, we can be confident
that His Word will produce in our lives. Even if it means that,
like Abraham, against all reason for hope, we still hope in faith
that we will become all that God said we would become. We
do this because we have understood the purity and power of
God’s Word. We know that His Word cannot fail.
Some of us may be facing tough times financially. We
wonder if things will ever change when it comes to our daily
needs. God has promised that all our material needs will be
met. We know that He has promised to “supply all your need
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians
4:19). We know that as we “seek first the kingdom of God and
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His righteousness,” all things that we need for our life here on
earth will be given to us (Matthew 6:33). We know that, as we
honor God with what we have, He will cause us to increase
(Proverbs 3:9,10; Malachi 3:9-11). Knowing that each of these
promises is pure and full of divine power, we hold on to them
in faith. We know that there is enough power in these Words
(promises) to cause creative miracles of financial blessings to
be released into our lives and change our circumstances. We
continue to stand on His promises.
Some may be looking to God for their future. Even when
things seem unclear, unsure, perhaps, even hopeless and bleak,
the Word of God brings confidence and assurance into our lives.
The Word says, all things work together for good to those who
love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
(Romans 8:28). God knows the plans He has for us, plans of
great prosperity, and plans to bring about the future we are
hoping for (Jeremiah 29:11). Our path is like the shining light
that shines brighter and brighter (Proverbs 4:18). Therefore,
we expect things to get clearer. We know that our steps are
ordered by the Lord (Psalm 37:23,24). These and many other
Scriptures fill us with undaunted courage and confidence. We
continue to stand on His promises.
In a similar way, for different areas of our lives, we
recognize the promises and commandments of the Lord.
We acknowledge that His Word, concerning all areas of our
lives, is pure and full of power.
Having understood the unlimited power that is in the Word
and the possibility of it being released in our lives, what must
we do to experience the power of God’s Word in our lives? What
is it that releases the inherent power of God’s Word in the life
of a believer? We will consider these in the following chapters.
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God’s Word: The Miracle Seed
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The Lord Jesus often taught using parables. Parables are
stories or illustrations from our world that help us understand
the truth about God’s Kingdom. Parables teach us how God’s
Kingdom operates.
One of the parables that many of us are familiar with is
the parable of the sower recorded for us in the three Gospels
(Matthew 13:1-9,18-23; Mark 4:1-10,13-20 and in Luke 8:4-
8,9-15). Let us read through Mark’s record of this parable and
we will draw insights from the text in all the three Gospels.
The parable of the sower

Mark 4:1-10,13-20
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And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was
gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and
the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea.
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Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in
His teaching:
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“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
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And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and
the birds of the air came and devoured it.
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Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and
immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.
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But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root
it withered away.
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And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked
it, and it yielded no crop.
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But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang
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up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a
hundred.”
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And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
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But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked
Him about the parable.
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And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How
then will you understand all the parables?
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The sower sows the word.
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And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When
they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was
sown in their hearts.
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These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they
hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time.
Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake,
immediately they stumble.
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Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who
hear the word,
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and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires
for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the
word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some
a hundred.”
The parable of the sower is simple and easy to understand,

especially to those who are familiar, either through reading
or experience, with the process of sowing seed and nurturing
plants or crops. The Lord uses this simple parable to convey
deep and powerful truths about the operation of God’s Word
in our lives. We know that the Word of God is alive, active and
full of God’s power (Hebrews 4:12). This parable reveals to
us how the life and power in the Word of God can be released
into our lives. It also reveals things that hinder the Word of
God from producing.
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This parable is key to understanding all other parables.

Jesus said, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will
you understand all the parables?” (Mark 4:13). This means
two important things.
• First, if we learn how to draw spiritual truth and insights

from this parable, we will be able to do the same from all
the other parables.
• Second, truths revealed in this parable are keys that enable
us to understand and walk in truths contained and revealed
in all the other parables of Jesus.
Let us highlight key thoughts presented to us in the parable

of the sower. In presenting this summary, we draw from the
parallel passages in the three Gospels.
1) God’s Word is like a seed. (Mark 4:14)

2) Our heart is the ground where the seed of God’s Word is
to be sown. (Mark 4:15)
3) The seed must be protected and nurtured if it is to produce
fruit.
4) We must understand the Word (get an understanding of
the spiritual truth) to keep satan from stealing the Word.
(Matthew 13:19)
5) Regardless of what hardship or persecution we face—from
the world or the devil—we must hold fast to the Word and
allow it to take root in our hearts so that it can produce fruit.
(Mark 4:16,17)
6) We must guard our hearts from things that can choke the
Word, such as the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of
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riches, the desire for other things and the pleasures of life.
(Mark 4:19)
7) When we understand (Matthew 13:23), receive (Mark 4:20)
and retain (Luke 8:15) the Word in our hearts, we will bear
fruit in our lives.
We will elaborate on each of these key insights, giving

special attention to the process involved in sowing the seed of
God’s Word into our hearts through meditating on God’s Word.
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The Seed Is the Word of God
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Luke 8:11
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
1 Peter 1:23
having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible,
through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
The first truth we see in this parable is that God’s Word

is like a seed. When you hold a seed in your hand, it appears
so insignificant and lifeless. We could not imagine that a small
seed when sown into the ground would germinate, take root
and eventually, grow into a plant or even a huge tree. The seed
has within it the capacity to generate a whole new plant or tree.
There is, in a sense, creative ability in a seed because it gives
rise to something that never existed before. Further, if the seed
remains by itself, say in a seed-bag or in the storeroom, it is
unable to release its ability. The power residing in the seed is
released only when it is sown and properly nurtured.
Each Word that God has spoken to us is a seed. The Bible

is a seed-bag or a storeroom full of seeds. We can refer to each
Word or promise of God as a Miracle Seed. There is creative
power in these seeds that God has given to us. When these seeds
of God’s Word are sown and nurtured in our hearts, they will
release in our lives the supernatural power that they contain.
In 1 Peter 1:23, the Word of God is referred to as “the

incorruptible seed.” The Greek word used is ‘spora.’ God’s
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Word is the miracle ‘spora’—the Miracle Seed. The underlying

principle is this—God’s Word has within it the ability to
produce. It has within it life-giving, creative, miracle-working
power. Each Word that God has spoken is a miracle seed with
the ability to create.
1 Peter 1:23 states that we were born again by the Word
of God. James 1:18 reiterates this stating that we were born
again by “the word of truth”. When the seed of God’s Word
(the Gospel) was sown into our hearts and when we believed
it, it released its life-giving power into us. In an instant, in
a moment of time, we were born again. We became new
creatures. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have
become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17). A creative work of God
took place in our spirits (Ephesians 2:10). This creative work
that was accomplished in us (and is being accomplished in the
hearts of many who are being saved) is the greatest miracle
that we experience. This is the miracle of the new birth—of
becoming a new creation in Christ. And this creative miracle
was brought about by the power of the incorruptible seed (the
Gospel), that is, the Word of God.
Just consider how mighty a work it was for us to be
made new creatures in Christ. Satan’s power was broken off
of our lives. We were translated out of satan’s dominion into
the Kingdom of God’s own Son (Colossians 1:13). We were
adopted into God’s family. We were born of God and made
partakers of the divine nature. We were brought into Christ, and
all the wonderful blessings of being in Christ became ours. All
this and much more became ours in an instant when the seed
of the Word of God released its miracle power into our lives.
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Has the seed of God’s Word lost any of its power or ability
to work in us? Are the Miracle Seeds of the Word unable to
cause any more miracles in our lives? No, not at all! For the
Word is the incorruptible seed. The Word lives, abides and
endures forever. Every Word that God has spoken to us has
the potential to produce in our lives.
God’s Word has been designed to produce

Isaiah 55:10,11
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“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth
and bud, That it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
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So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
God said that the Word that goes forth out of His mouth
will not return to Him empty. Rather, it will accomplish that
which He pleases and purposes. There are four simple insights
we draw from Isaiah 55:10,11.
1) God’s Word has been designed to produce (or designed to

accomplish).
2) God’s Word will accomplish that which God pleases and
what He has purposed.
3) When God wants to accomplish His purpose and pleasure,
He speaks forth His Word.
4) God’s Word reveals God’s purpose and pleasure.
The Words that God speaks (and the Words that He

has spoken) are not empty words. They are words full of the
omnipotence of God Himself. They have been designed to
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produce. Like a seed, every Word that God has spoken is packed
with the supernatural ability to bring about its fulfillment.
God has designed His Word to produce that which He
pleases and that which He has purposed here on earth. Because
God has purposed to bless His people (Psalm 3:8), His Word
will accomplish just that. God has purposed to heal people
(Exodus 15:26; Exodus 23:25). Therefore, His Word will bring
healing to the sick (Psalm 107:20). God has purposed that His
people receive wisdom, understanding and direction for their
lives (Isaiah 48:17; Psalm 32:8) and therefore, His Word will
fulfill this purpose of His. His Word will accomplish everything
He has purposed, planned, intended and desired.
The Lord God is in heaven. And when He desires to carry
out His purpose and pleasure here on earth, He releases His
Word. This spoken Word is a Miracle Seed. It will accomplish
God’s intent. We, His people are here on earth. Through the
power of His incorruptible Word, and the working of His
Spirit, God accomplishes that which He pleases and purposes
in our lives.
The Word works effectively in you who believe

1 Thessalonians 2:13
For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you
received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it
not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which
also effectively works in you who believe.
God has designed His Word to be a carrier of His

power into human lives. The apostle Paul’s writing to the
Thessalonians explains that the Word of God releases its divine
energy and works effectively in the lives of those who believe
it. The words “effectively works” is the Greek word ‘energeō’
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that denotes divine energy or supernatural power released

from within which is mighty in working. The Amplified Bible
includes this parenthetical note, “[exercising its inherent,
supernatural power in those of faith].” God’s Word releases
the supernatural power of God into our lives when we receive
it and believe it.
Every Word of God contained in the Scriptures is a Miracle
Seed with the ability to produce the things of God in the life
of every believer. Since every seed produces according to its
own kind (Genesis 1:11,12), each Word from God will produce
what it is designed to produce. God’s Word concerning healing
will produce healing. God’s Word concerning blessing and
prosperity will produce blessing and prosperity. God’s Word
concerning each area of life will produce in that very area of
our lives.
In stating this fact about the seed of the Word, we must
remind you that there is also the principle of hearing and
obeying the Word of God in its entirety—not just selected
portions of the Scriptures. Life, health, blessing and total well-
being are promised to those who listen and obey the whole
counsel of God (Proverbs 3:1,2,7,8; Proverbs 4:20-22).
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The Seed Must Be Sown into the
Heart
The Soil of the heart
Mark 4:14,15
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In all the three Gospel records of the parable of the sower,

they clearly state that the seed of the Word was sown in the
heart (Matthew 13:19; Mark 4:15; Luke 8:12). The heart is the
ground where the seed of God’s Word is to be sown.
According to Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of
New Testament Words, the “heart” represents the seat of moral
nature and spiritual life, the seat of grief, desires, affections,
perceptions, thoughts, understanding, reasoning powers,
imagination, intentions, purpose, will and faith. The heart, as
used in the Old Testament with reference to the moral person
of the individual, includes the emotions, reason and will.
While the New Testament differentiates between the spirit
(‘pneuma’) and soul (‘psuche’), the word “heart” is often used
in an overarching sense to include both spirit and soul (Hebrews
4:12). The heart represents the inner person, the hidden man
(1 Peter 3:4) or the real man. So, the Word being sown into
the heart, therefore, means that the Word must be received
in the inner person, the spirit and soul of the individual, the
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The Seed Must Be Sown into the Heart
core of the person. The Word must be received in the realm of

our faith, believing, desires, affections, perceptions, thoughts,
understanding, reasoning, imagination, intentions, purposes
and will.
The implanted Word

James 1:21
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive
with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
The word “implanted” has the idea of a seed rooting

itself, becoming ingrown, inborn, rooted within the ground.
The Word, like a seed in the ground, works in the heart. It
goes into the soil of the heart, takes root and then, springs up
affecting the soul. This, once again, emphasizes the truth that
the Word must be received into the inner person and allowed
to go through the process of being implanted and deeply rooted
within.
In your heart
Proverbs 4:20-23
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My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings.
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Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of
your heart;
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For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh.
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Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.
The truth of receiving the Word of God into our hearts is

not just a New Testament revelation. We see instances in the
Old Testament when God instructed His people to lay up His
Word in their hearts. “And these words which I command you
today shall be in your heart.” (Deuteronomy 6:6; See also
Deuteronomy 11:18). The Psalmist stated, “Your word I have
hidden in my heart, …” (Psalm 119:11).
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The passage in Proverbs 4:20-23 is a powerful call to give

God’s Word its rightful place in our hearts.
Pay attention to my words—Above all that clamors for our
attention, we intentionally choose to give careful attention to
God’s Word. In every situation, we choose to start with what
God’s Word says about the matter. We make God’s Word top
priority. That is giving God’s Word attention.
Incline your ear to my sayings—We lean over to God’s side
and listen to what He has to say, while numerous other voices
express their opinions. We tune in to God’s Word and cut off
the distracting voices.
Let them not depart from your eyes—We focus our constant
gaze on God’s Word. We paint pictures of God’s Word in our
mind’s eye. We ‘see’ the Word. We allow God’s Word to fill
our imagination.
Keep them in your heart—The goal is to eventually have a
rich deposit of God’s Word in our hearts, filling our innermost
person, pervading all our thoughts, intentions, passions and
reasoning. The outcome will be life and health administered
to us through the Word.
Having His Word fill our hearts is so important because
the heart is the source, the well-spring of what happens in our
lives. If the Word fills our hearts, then the Word releases its life
and power into our lives. Thus, our lives become influenced,
shaped and fashioned by the power of God’s Word.
The Word is near you

Deuteronomy 30:11-14
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“For this commandment which I command you today is not too
mysterious for you, nor is it far off.
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The Seed Must Be Sown into the Heart
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It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven
for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’
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Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the
sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’
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But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that
you may do it.
The Word is always “very near” to us if we have

endeavored to lay up His Word in our hearts. The heart is like
a big repository where we can store the Word of God. What
fills the heart comes out the mouth. When the Word fills our
heart and mouth, we will never speak hopelessness and despair.
Our speech would not communicate hopelessness as though
God and His Word were distant, up in heaven or far across the
seas. When the Word fills our hearts and mouths, we will live
according to it, we will do it. What is so interesting is that the
apostle Paul quotes this passage from Deuteronomy 31:11-
14 in Romans 10:6-8, addressing this to us, New Testament
believers. Hence, the underlying truth of having God’s Word
in our hearts and mouths is something we, New Testament
believers, must practice as well.
Through meditation
The big question then is how do we get a rich deposit of the seed
of God’s Word into our hearts? In the parable of the sower, the
sower sowing seed is paralleled to hearing the Word. And we
know that, in addition to the seed being sown, it must get into
the ground and germinate. Similarly, we see that the Word must
be implanted into our hearts. How do we make this happen?
Although not stated in the parable of the sower, if we
remain consistent with the teaching of the Scriptures, we
discover that this is possible through the practice of meditating
on God’s Word.
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Meditation on God’s Word is the process by which we lay

up a rich deposit of the Word in our hearts. We hear and receive
the Word so that the Word gets implanted in us, is nurtured
and can bear fruit in our lives.
When we discipline ourselves to meditate on the Word
and lay up His Word in our hearts, then we have ready access
to His Word anywhere at any time. We can draw out of the
deposit of the Word in our hearts by the words of our mouth. We
speak out what we have put in there. When the Word occupies
our mouths and our hearts, it becomes very near to us. And
in a cyclic manner, this enables us to meditate on the Word
of God almost anywhere and at any time. Ideally, we would
desire a quiet place, away from disturbance where we can sit
and meditate with the Bible open before us. However, if we
have laid up His Word in our hearts, then we are also able to
meditate on the Word anywhere, even while walking down a
busy street or driving along the highway.
In the next chapter, we take a deep dive into the biblical
process of meditating on God’s Word.
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Meditating On God’s Word
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In the earlier chapters, we have emphasized that the Word of
God is the source and foundation of our faith. We examined
the purity and power of God’s Word. We presented the fact
that the Word of God is full of the power of God and that this
power can be released into our lives. We have also understood
the fact that the Word of God is like a seed, which when
sown and nurtured in our hearts, will release its transforming
power into our lives. We now take a step further to explore
the discipline of meditating on God’s Word. Meditation is the
process by which we sow and nurture the seed of God’s Word
in our hearts.
Usually, when we mention the word “meditation”,
people generally think of some mystical practice for ascetics.
Perhaps, it is because of this that the Church, in general, does
not emphasize the practice of meditation. While it is true that
many cultures from around the world have their own variations
to the process of meditation, our goal is to present a scriptural
approach to meditation. As believers, we must understand its
importance and develop this discipline in our walk of faith.
Meditation—a scriptural discipline

Genesis 24:63a
And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; …
The earliest mention of the word “meditate” in the Bible

is in connection with Isaac in the book of Genesis. Although
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not highly informative of how or what he was meditating on,

it is interesting to note that meditation was practiced in the
Scriptures in the early times. Also, Isaac went out into the
field to meditate, which tells us that normally one would like
to cut off all distractions and interference to create the right
atmosphere for meditation.
Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to
all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have good success.
A well-known verse concerning meditation is Joshua

1:8. The Lord had given the Law through His servant Moses
to His people Israel. Moses had impressed upon the people
of Israel how privileged they were to have the Laws of God
given to them. For instance, consider these words that Moses
spoke to Israel.
Deuteronomy 4:5-8
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“Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord
my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the
land which you go to possess.
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Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your
understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes,
and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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“For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord
our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?
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And what great nation is there that has such statutes and righteous
judgments as are in all this law which I set before you this day?
In addition to this, the Lord constantly reminded His

people that He desired for them to lay up His Word within
their hearts and to continually obey them. Time and again, we
read statements such as, “And these words which I command
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you today shall be in your heart” (Deuteronomy 6:6) and

“Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your
heart and in your soul, …” (Deuteronomy 11:18). The same
instruction was being repeated to Joshua, who was now in
charge of the leadership of Israel. The Lord was commissioning
Joshua, telling him to be strong and very courageous and to
carefully observe all the Law that was given through Moses
(Joshua 1:7). The Lord then presented to Joshua a discipline
that he could use to get the Word into his heart and carefully
observe them. The Lord told Joshua, “This Book of the Law
shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in
it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all
that is written in it …” (Joshua 1:8a).
It is interesting to note that it was God who was instructing
Joshua to meditate day and night on His Word. Meditating
on the Word is therefore, a discipline that is instructed and
encouraged by God Himself. It is a discipline that God wants
us to practice.
Notice the process …
1) The words of the Book of the Law were to be a part of his

speech. (“This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your
mouth”)
2) He was to continually meditate on the Word. (“You shall
meditate in it day and night”)
Meditation is a discipline given to us in Scripture that

helps us to store up God’s Word in our hearts (spirit) and souls
(mind). There are numerous other references to meditation,
especially in the Psalms. Psalm 1 is a well-known passage of
Scripture that teaches us about the discipline of a righteous
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man. It tells us that such a man does not walk in ungodly

counsel, does not follow the paths of sinners and does not share
in the activity of scorners. “But his delight is in the law of the
Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:2).
His discipline of righteousness and constant meditation on the
Word enables him to be fruitful, thriving and prosperous in all
that he does (Psalm 1:3).
Scriptural meditation is not limited to meditating on God’s
Word. We find other subjects or themes upon which we may
meditate. For instance, we could meditate on the Lord Himself.
The Lord, His character and His attributes become the focus
of our meditation. David, the sweet psalmist of Israel said,
“When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the
night watches” (Psalm 63:6). Another psalmist wrote, “My
meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord”
(Psalm 104:34, KJV).
We may also meditate on the wonderful things that the
Lord has done in our lives. David said, “I remember the days of
old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your
hands” (Psalm 143:5). Asaph, another of Israel’s psalmists
wrote, “I will also meditate on all Your work, And talk of Your
deeds” (Psalm 77:12). We may also ponder and meditate upon
matters of wisdom and understanding. The Psalmist wrote,
“Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the
world: Both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth
shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall
be of understanding” (Psalm 49:1-3, KJV).
Meditation—the biblical approach

Having understood the fact that meditation is a scriptural
practice and is indeed encouraged by God Himself, and that
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this is the method by which we are able to lay up God’s Word

in our hearts, our next objective is to learn how to meditate.
There are two main Hebrew words used for the word
“meditate” in the Old Testament. The Hebrew word ‘hagah’
means “to reflect, imagine, ponder, moan, growl, mutter,
murmur, to make a quiet sound such as sighing, to contemplate
something as one repeats the words.” The other Hebrew word
‘siyach’ used mainly in Psalm 119, once again means “to
ponder, i.e., converse (with oneself and hence, aloud), utter,
commune, complain, declare, muse, pray, speak, talk.” The
Spirit-Filled Life Bible carries the following comments on the
first word. It says, “Hagah represents something quite unlike the
English “meditation,” which may be a mental exercise only. In
Hebrew thought, to meditate upon the Scriptures is to quietly
repeat them in a soft, droning sound, while utterly abandoning
outside distractions. From this tradition comes a specialized
type of Jewish prayer called “davening,” that is, reciting texts,
praying intense prayers, or getting lost in communion with God
while bowing or rocking back and forth. Evidently this dynamic
form of meditation-prayer goes back to David’s time” (Pages
753-754, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1991).
Meditation is essentially an activity of the human spirit
that reaches the soul (the seat of thought, intellect, imagination,
feeling and will) and affects the physical body. For the
purposes of instruction, we would like to summarize the
process of meditation by using three words—contemplation,
visualization and confession. At any given time, while
meditating, one may be involved in any one or more of these
three processes. One may be in deep contemplation about a
particular theme, or may both contemplate and visualize a
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specific subject, or be involved in confession. Let us consider

each of these in detail.
Contemplation—thinking within yourself

Psalm 143:5
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on
the work of Your hands.
This aspect of meditation engages our thought and intellect.

We muse, ponder and think deeply about a particular subject.
For instance, if we are contemplating on a particular subject
from the Word, say on divine healing, and we have chosen
Isaiah 53:4 as the verse of Scripture, during contemplation,
we can consider the meaning of this verse, its significance
and its implications. We recognize that Jesus bore all our
sicknesses and carried all our pains. He did it as our Substitute
and therefore, we no longer need to bear them. We understand
and reason within ourselves. We think through its application
in our daily life. We examine the wrong notions and ideas we
may have had before and begin to disregard them.
We believe that the Spirit of God delights in us spending
time in deep contemplation in the Word. Often, when we have
set ourselves apart from all outside distractions and have put
our minds’ attention on the Word, in contemplation, the Spirit
of the Lord gently bears us along in our thought process. He
inspires and directs our thoughts by planting fresh ideas and
insights into our minds. In describing how the men of old were
inspired to bring forth the Scriptures, the apostle Peter said,
“for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of
God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” (2 Peter
1:21). That word “moved” comes from the Greek word ‘phero’
that means “to bear along, to carry.” The Vine’s Dictionary has
the following comments about these Old Testament prophets.
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It says, “They were ‘borne along,’ or impelled, by the Holy

Spirit’s power, not acting according to their own wills, or
simply exercising their own thoughts, but expressing the mind
of God in words provided and ministered by Him” (Page 420,
Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1985).
The prophets spoke of things beyond their own
understanding so much so that they had to search “what, or
what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them
was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of
Christ and the glories that would follow” (1 Peter 1:11). In a
similar manner, the Holy Spirit bears us along in our thinking
during our time of contemplation in the Word. The Holy Spirit
is our Teacher. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit will speak to us
the things He hears Jesus speak (John 16:12-15). This often
happens when we have set ourselves apart from all distractions
to contemplate in the Word. Oh! This is such a tremendous
experience when the “hand of the Lord,” who is the sweet Holy
Spirit, gently descends on us and begins to bear us along in our
thinking as we are in deep contemplation in the Word. Often,
the presence of the Lord becomes so strong that tears of joy
and thanksgiving begin to flow at the amazing revelation and
understanding that He imparts.
Contemplation influences our thinking. It produces a mind
that is renewed by the Word of God. The Scriptures teach us
about the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2a). We are
instructed to be renewed in the spirit (attitude) of our minds
(Ephesians 4:23). A person with a mind that is renewed to
the whole counsel of God (all of the Word of God) is able to
“prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of
God.” (Romans 12:2b). Through the disciplined practice of
meditation / contemplation in the Word of God, we have our
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“senses exercised to discern both good and evil” (Hebrews

5:14b).
Visualization—painting with your imagination

Genesis 15:1-6
1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision,
saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly
great reward.”
2
But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go
childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3
Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one
born in my house is my heir!”
4
And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one
shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body
shall be your heir.”
5
Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven,
and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to
him, “So shall your descendants be.”
6
And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for
righteousness.
Several years had elapsed since the time God first promised
to make Abram the father of a great nation. Sarah and Abram
were still childless, and this obviously, was a matter of concern
to them. During this time, the Lord spoke to Abram to reassure
him of the original promise. Notice carefully what the Lord did.
The Lord led Abram outside his house one night, instructed him
to look up into the starry sky and asked if he was able to number
the stars. He then told Abram, “So shall your descendants be.”
In effect, God was giving Abram a visual or a picture of His
promise. Abram was able to see this picture repeatedly with his
imagination what the fulfillment of God’s promise would look
like. Later, the Lord also said to Abraham, “… I will multiply
your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand
which is on the seashore ...” (Genesis 22:17).
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Visualization is an important process that we practice in

meditation. We see with the power of our imagination what the
Word of God is conveying to us. For instance, if we are sick,
we see ourselves up and well. We see ourselves being and doing
all that the Word says about us. Visualization, in the process
of meditation, engages our imagination.
The Church, in general, has neglected to harness the power
of the imagination. The world on the other hand constantly
influences our imagination through media commercials, printed
advertisements and so on. Imagination is an important part
of our being. God designed it and gave us this faculty to use.
Our imagination influences our behavior and the decisions we
make. They influence our perspective of life and determine
our self-esteem. Many people suffer from a poor self-image
(or a poor self “imagination”) or a self-image that has bound
them with the fear of people, the fear of the unknown, the fear
of taking risks or a self-image that fills them with a sense of
inferiority and so on. However, when we meditate on the Word
of God and begin to visualize (or imagine) ourselves as who
God says we are, our self-image begins to change. In fact, not
only our self-image but our whole perspective of life and the
circumstances around us begin to change.
There is a familiar Old Testament incident found in
Numbers 13 that serves as a good illustration here. The Lord
had led His people out of bondage from Egypt with the
promise to give them the land of Canaan as an inheritance.
In preparation to enter the Promised Land, the Lord directed
Moses to send 12 men, each one a leader from the 12 tribes, to
spy the Land. The 12 men spent 40 days searching the Land.
They then returned and presented their report. All of them
agreed that the Land was fruitful and flourishing. However, 10
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of them were afraid of the giants who lived in the Land. They
said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are
stronger than we.” And they gave the children of Israel a bad
report of the land which they had spied out, saying, “The land
through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours
its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men
of great stature. There we saw the giants (the descendants of
Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in
our own sight, and so we were in their sight.” (Numbers 13:31-
33). Only two of them brought a positive report and said, “Let
us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to
overcome it.” (Numbers 13:30). All these 12 men must have
seen the same giants, but the way they reacted was different.
Two of them were confident because they remembered that
the Lord was with them (Numbers 14:6-9). The other 10 let
their negative imagination get the better of them. It was what
they saw with their mind’s eye that weakened them. They
pictured themselves to be like tiny grasshoppers before the
giants. This filled them with fear and even robbed them of their
confidence in God. Sad to say, many Christians go through
the circumstances of life like these 10 men. What they see
with their mind’s eye—their imagination—hinders them from
living a life of faith and enjoying the rich blessings of the Lord.
However, through the discipline of meditation, we can paint
fresh pictures on the walls of our imagination.
It is interesting to note that in many places in Scripture,
especially the Old Testament, God deals with what we
see. He gave His covenant people an ordinance in the Old
Testament saying, “Therefore you shall lay up these words
of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a
sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between
your eyes.” (Deuteronomy 11:18; See also Deuteronomy 6:8;
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Exodus 13:9,16). At one point, the people practiced this by

tying portions of Scripture to their left hand and around their
foreheads. One of the meanings of the word “sign” is “visible
illustration.” God wanted His people to have a visible reminder
of His Word and what He had done for them. God wanted to
influence what they saw because what they saw would trigger
their memories to recollect the works of the Lord. While we do
not have such a practice in the New Testament, we personally
feel that we should have the Word of God painted on the walls
of our imaginations so that we can constantly “see” and be
reminded of God’s rich promises. In a familiar Old Testament
passage, the Lord says, “My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your
eyes” (Proverbs 4:20,21a). Once again, we find an instruction
that deals with the importance of constantly “seeing” the Word.
We believe that, in one sense, this deals with what we imagine,
visualize and picture in our minds.
Confession—saying what God has said

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall
meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to
all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous,
and then you will have good success.
Here, the Lord was instructing Joshua to meditate “day

and night.” Notice that He began by saying, “This Book of the
Law shall not depart from your mouth.” In other words, the
Lord was telling Joshua that the Words contained in the Book
of the Law were to be part of his speech continually. Therefore,
as a part of the process of meditation, we are to let the Words
of Scripture be in our mouth, that is, we are to speak / repeat
/ recite the Words of Scripture. As explained earlier, this was
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the practice of the Hebrew people. During meditation, they

quietly repeated Scripture texts in a soft, droning sound, while
bowing or rocking back and forth, utterly abandoning outside
distractions.
In the New Testament, we are introduced to the words
“confess” and “confession.” These are important words in the
Christian faith. Salvation becomes real when we confess with
our mouths the Lord Jesus and believe in our hearts that God
has raised Him from the dead (Romans 10:9). Further, the
New Testament teaches us about the confession of our sins
(1 John 1:9) and about the confession of our faith (Hebrews
3:1). Of the two Greek words that are translated “confess” or
“confession,” the word ‘homologeo’ is commonly used and it
literally means, “to speak the same thing, to assent, accord,
agree with.” We chose to use the word “confession” to describe
this third aspect of meditation because when the Lord instructs
us to repeat / recite / speak His Word, in effect, He is instructing
us to “confess” His Word. He is telling us to “speak the same
thing,” to say what His Word says, to have our words “agree
with” His Word.
To illustrate, let us say that we are meditating on the
Word, specifically on the Scriptures found in Isaiah 53:4 and
Matthew 8:17. These verses relate how Christ provided for our
healing through His substitutionary work on the Cross. We
CONTEMPLATE on what these verses mean and how they
apply to us. We VISUALIZE these Scriptures as being true in
our lives. We imagine and see ourselves free from sickness,
healed of all pain, whole and perfectly healthy. As a part of
our meditation, we CONFESS these verses. We say in a soft
yet audible voice, “Surely He has borne my sicknesses and
carried my pains. Jesus Himself took my infirmities and bore
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my sicknesses.” We repeat these many times over. Or we may

wish to speak to ourselves about what these Scriptures mean.
In my own times of meditation, sometimes, I may preach the
Word to myself. At other times, I may confess the Words of
Scripture in prayer to God. For example, as we are meditating
on these verses, we pray and say, “Father, I thank you for your
Word. Thank you, Father, that according to these verses, Jesus
surely bore my sicknesses and carried my pains. He took all
my infirmities and bore my sicknesses. Thank you, Father, that
I, therefore, need not bear sickness and disease in my body.”
Confessing the Word in this manner has a tremendous
effect on our lives. It reinforces the Word of God in our inner
man. Our faith is built up because faith comes through hearing
the Word of God (Romans 10:17). When we confess the Word
in this manner, we are in effect hearing the Word. The consistent
practice of confessing the Word will surely change the way we
speak. In fact, when the Lord instructs us to keep His Word in
our mouth continually, it implies that anything that contradicts
what His Word says should not be a part of our speech.
Encountering and communing with God through

meditation on His Word
Psalm 63:1-6
1
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for
You; My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
2
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and
Your glory.
3
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise
You.
4
Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth
shall praise You with joyful lips.
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6
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night
watches.
Scriptural meditation is primarily a time of close

communion with the Lord. The Psalmist, in the passage quoted
above, expresses his intense longing for God. His desire for
God moved him to seek God in the sanctuary and prompted
him to praise God with uplifted hands and joyful lips. It moved
him to meditate on the Lord through the quietness of the night.
Similarly, out of the intense longing of our hearts for intimacy
with God, we allow our thoughts and speech to be focused
entirely on the Lord. As we move into deep meditation on the
Word, we move away from simply analyzing the Word with
our intellect to a time where we encounter and commune with
God. It becomes the Word that God is speaking to us directly
in the present. His still small voice becomes loud and clear in
the silence of the moment. The presence of God overwhelms
us. It becomes a time when the Lord does a work deep within
us, changing us in our inner being through His energized Word.
During this time, we can respond to what the Lord speaks
and does in our hearts. We can express repentance, faith, joy,
praise and gratitude to the Lord based on His Word. Either
through deep inner prayers, or whispered words, or strongly
affirmed confessions, we release our thoughts, feelings, desires
and convictions to the Lord. The revelation of the truth begins
to well up inside us. Our spiritual eyes are opened to see and
understand the mysteries of His Kingdom. Truth is reinforced
and consolidated in our inner person. Lies, deceptions and
strongholds in our minds are pulled down. It is a time of
personal intimate encounter and sweet communion with the
Lord as we meditate on His holy Word.
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The effects of meditation

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
3
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
4
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
pulling down strongholds,
5
casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against
the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ,
A number of the challenges that believers contend with

are listed in the Scriptures above. These are “strongholds,”
“arguments,” “every high thing that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God” and “every thought.” All these have to do
with the believer’s mind. The mind is a battlefield. And God
has given us weapons to wage a successful warfare so that we
can experience victory in each of these areas of conflict. The
problem, however, is that many people who become believers,
continue with strongholds, imaginations, reasoning and
thoughts that are opposed to the knowledge of God (as given
to us in the written Word of God). Consequently, many remain
defeated and in bondage in many areas of their lives.
Meditation on the Word, although not a cure-all, is
an important discipline that helps us in dealing with these
challenges in the mind. Strongholds can be pulled down through
the disciplined practice of meditation on the Word. A person
who has been meditating on the Word of God will find it easier
to bring imaginations, reasoning and thoughts captive to the
knowledge of God (the Word of God).
Consistent meditation on the Word results in a renewed
mind, renewed speech and renewed faith. Our thought patterns,
our self-image, our self-esteem and other aspects of our
personhood that depend on the condition of our minds begin
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to change. We become positive, confident and hopeful about

life and our future. We are changed from being people without
a vision to being bold and aggressive dreamers. We begin to
speak with a renewed vocabulary. Instead of being bound in
conversations of poverty, defeat and self-pity, we speak from
our strong faith in God. The continued sowing and watering
of the Word in our hearts through meditation produces in us
a vibrant faith in God.
The fruits of meditation

Psalm 1:1-3
1
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates
day and night.
3
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth
its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
God’s Word is the Miracle Seed. It has the potential to

produce. The seed of the Word when sown in our hearts will
cause the good pleasure of God to be accomplished in our lives.
It is through the process of meditation that we sow and nurture
the seed of God’s Word in our hearts. The seed will germinate
and produce fruit in its due time. The consistent practice of
meditation is, therefore, an important link in the process of
making the promises of God a manifested reality.
Consider some of the fruits that the Word of God can
produce in our lives.
• The Word of God is that incorruptible seed that along with

the work of the Spirit causes the new birth in our lives. (1
Peter 1:23)
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• The Word of God is like medicine that can bring healing to

every part of our body. (Proverbs 4:20-22; Psalm 107:20)
• The entrance of God’s Word brings insight, understanding

and wisdom. (Psalm 119:98-100,130)
• The Word of God causes prosperity and success. (Joshua
1:8; Psalm 1:3)
• The Word of God causes spiritual growth and maturity.
(Acts 20:32)
• And then, there are the many blessings of God that He has
given to us in His Word.
All of these can be produced in our lives if we sow and

nurture these seeds through meditation on the Word.
A man who lives a godly life and consistently meditates
on the Word of God is like a well-watered tree. His roots are
connected to a continual supply of nourishment and refreshing.
This is what happens when we consistently meditate on the
Word. The inner person is blessed with an endless supply of
nourishment and refreshing. Our lives become fruitful and
productive.
Developing the discipline of meditation

A daily discipline
Psalm 119:97
Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
We want to encourage you to develop a daily discipline

of meditating on God’s Word. Let this be a habit, even a godly
addiction. Meditating on the Word is a discipline that implies
that we do this even when we do not feel like it or even if it
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may seem that we are too busy for it. On the other hand, we
must do this out of pure delight in God’s Word. We love the
Lord and therefore, we cherish His Word. This moves us into
times where we give God’s Word undivided attention through
meditation.
In times of special need

Psalm 119:23,24,78
23
Princes also sit and speak against me, But Your servant meditates
on Your statutes.
24
Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
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Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with
falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
There have been, and continues to be, many times when

I am confronted with different struggles, challenges, questions
and concerns. In such times, in addition to praying in the
Spirit, I attempt to meditate on the Scriptures that address the
challenge that I am confronted with. My mind may be confused,
full of questions and unsure but I go to the Scriptures that reveal
God’s thoughts on the subject. I meditate on them. These bring
peace, quietness and assurance in my heart. Other times, I may
be taking up a particular challenge and I know that I will have
to draw additional strength and encouragement from the Lord.
During such times, I once again turn to the Scriptures that are
relevant to the situation and meditate on them. The Scriptures
become a source of confidence and strength. All of us can avail
of such blessings.
A purposeful exercise
Psalm 119:148
My eyes are awake through the night watches,
That I may meditate on Your word.
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Meditating on the Word of God is not a meaningless

exercise, neither is it only for the deeply spiritual. It is for all of
us to practice. In a world (even the Christian world) that prefers
quick fixes and instant miracles, the subject of developing
spiritual discipline may not be a popular one. We are, however,
encouraged to exercise ourselves in spiritual things (1 Timothy
4:7). Exercise is a discipline. And there may be times when
discipline (self-discipline) may not be an easy thing. It may
even require some sacrifice. However, the rewards of discipline
are rich and enduring. May you be one of those who will enjoy
meditating on the Word and reap the rich rewards of doing so!
Practical ideas
I now share some practical tips that can help us develop
the discipline of meditating on the Word of God. These are not
laws or rules and we should not bring ourselves into bondage to
some process, methodology or system. I am sharing things that
I have found useful in my life; something that I started doing
in my early teenage years. You may find these tips useful and
something you can adapt to your own spiritual life. The Lord
may give you other ideas on how you can practice meditating
on His Word that may suit you better.
I share three practical ideas here.
1) Word Seeds
2) Daily Word Meditation Routine
3) Contemplative Bible Reading
Word seeds
Early on in my spiritual journey, in my early teenage
years, I learned to categorize the Scripture verses into themes
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or topics. This is just like the way books in a library are

categorized and shelved. A sample of such topics / themes
are listed in the last chapter of this book. When I wanted to
meditate on God’s Word on a specific topic or theme, I could
easily recall and go through the relevant Scriptures. So, if I felt
I needed to meditate on the topic of faith, I would go through
the Scriptures that I had collected on the topic of faith. This is
like sowing a seed. We understand that in the natural realm, we
sow a seed according to the harvest that we desire because we
know every seed produces after its own kind. Similarly, through
meditating on the Scriptures on specific topics or themes, we
are sowing seeds according to our needs. This also aids the
memorization process because when you meditate on these
Scriptures repeatedly, they get imprinted into your memory.
I also use this when preparing to minister in a service
geared toward a specific objective. While we desire to remain
open to the demonstrations of the Holy Spirit through signs,
wonders, miracles and healings every time we minister the
Word, we also have services that are specifically geared toward
expecting supernatural demonstrations. We may have Gospel
crusade meetings, special healing and miracle services and
so on where the objective is to minister for people to receive
miracles and healings. As part of the preparation to minister
in such services, in addition to praying much in tongues, I also
take time to meditate on the Scriptures related to topics such
as the anointing of the Spirit, the authority of the believer,
gifts of the Spirit, healing, the miracles of Jesus, faith, the
prophetic, etc. This sharpens and tunes my spirit and gets me
ready to minister.
Daily Word meditation routine
Athletes who train for a specific sport usually have a weekly
routine. They go through the same set of exercise routines
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repeatedly, each time pushing a bit further. In the early years

of my spiritual journey, I put together a daily Word meditation
routine. I decided to meditate on specific topics / themes each
day. I would use the Scriptures from Word Seeds that I had
and go over them, doing a moment of meditation on each
Scripture verse—reading it, confessing it, worshipping God
with it. Subsequently, I moved to something more spontaneous
where I meditate on themes / topics as needed. You may wish
to create a similar daily routine depending on what your current
situations / needs are.
An example of a daily Word meditation routine that I used
during a certain period is given here.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Prayer Faith Divine Health Family Wisdom & Success & Ministry &
Generosity Understanding Prosperity Miracles
Contemplative Bible reading

One of the practices that has helped me immensely throughout
my spiritual journey is contemplative Bible reading. Many
Bible reading plans focus on completing a certain number
of chapters and books within a specific period. While this is
good and has its advantages, I prefer taking my time in reading
and meditating over what I am reading. So, my regular time
in the Word is not about completing a certain number of
chapters but rather, focusing on drawing out of the Word. So,
I read a few verses in a chapter and spend time meditating on
those few verses and encountering God, receiving revelation,
internalizing it and then moving on to the subsequent verses
when I feel like I need to move on. Often, I may spend a few
days on the same set of verses, spending 30 minutes or more
reading, contemplating, meditating and encountering God
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through those verses. Very often, the presence of God would

overwhelm me, revelation will pour forth and I will write
down the things that I am seeing and understanding. My life is
transformed. And of course, many sermons have been birthed
out of such times.
For instance, sometime in September 2019, I began re-
reading the Gospel of Mark. I read Mark 1:1, “The beginning
of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” and I could not
get past that one verse. I stayed on Mark 1:1 for four days, about
30 minutes or more each day, just engrossed, immersed in that
verse. God’s presence overwhelmed me each time I read that
verse. The words “the Son of God” just stood out of the page.
As I meditated on that part of Mark 1:1, in my imagination, I
journeyed back into eternity past, before the beginning of time
to see the Eternal Word being one with the Father and the Spirit,
and then journeyed through time, as we know it, to watch the
Eternal Word unveil Himself and do what He did through His
death, burial, resurrection, ascension and exaltation. Related
Scriptures seemed to be coming off the pages of the Bible. And
to understand the truth that the Gospel we preach is the Gospel
of this Son of God was overwhelming. Those four days on
Mark 1:1 was truly a rich experience of encountering the Son
of God. I wrote down whatever I could. I held on to that Word
in my spirit letting it settle deep within. I finally preached it on
Christmas day 2019 and it ministered to those present (sermon
available at apcwo.org/sermons).
May you be able to develop this practice and enjoy
meditating on God’s Word.
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The Seed Must Be Protected and Nurtured
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The Seed Must Be Protected and
Nurtured
Satan is after the Word
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not
understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was
sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
Mark 4:14,15
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15
Luke 8:11,12
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“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes
and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe
and be saved.
The parable of the sower gives us an important spiritual

insight—satan is after the Word. This shows how important
it is to hear, receive and nurture God’s Word in our hearts!
Satan knows that if we receive the Word it will produce in our
lives and cause us to walk in victory, authority and dominion.
As the apostle John wrote in 1 John 2:14 “… I have written
to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of
God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.”
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Hence, to keep us from the Word of God, satan will invest

his energies in trying to
• prevent us from hearing the Word through disinterest,
lethargy, preoccupation, busyness, distractions, etc.
• prevent us from understanding it through confusions, lies,
deceptions, etc.
• prevent us from believing it through doubts, unbelief, fear,
etc.
However, since the Lord Jesus has exposed satan’s
strategies for us, we can take countermeasures and ensure that
we do our part to make a rich deposit of God’s Word in our
hearts. Let the Word of God dwell in you richly!
Protect and nurture the Seed

Another important insight that we draw from the parable of
the sower is that the seed must be protected and nurtured over
time if it is to produce fruit. We understand this readily from
our knowledge of gardening or farming.
The Lord Jesus highlighted two important areas where
we will face threats that could keep the seed from producing
or rob us of the harvest. He mentioned
• persecutions and hardships against the Word and
• the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, the desire
for other things and the pleasures of life.
We will look at both these sets of harvest blockers in
separate chapters.
Another important aspect is nurturing the seed. In the
natural, we ensure that the seed receives sufficient sunlight,
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water and nutrients so that it can germinate, grow and bear

fruit. Similarly, we need to maintain a suitable environment
in our hearts where the seed of the Word can be nurtured. The
Word of God is also referred to as water (Ephesians 5:26) and
light (Psalm 119:105). So, we nurture the seed of the Word
by continually meditating on the Word (providing water and
light), receiving continuous revelation (perhaps like nutrients)
and walking filled with the Spirit (Colossians 3:15; Ephesians
5:18,19).
The Seed-principle of God’s Kingdom

Mark 4:26-29
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And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed
on the ground,
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and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout
and grow, he himself does not know how.
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For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head,
after that the full grain in the head.
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But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because
the harvest has come.”
The germination of the seed usually takes place beneath

the soil. We know it is happening even though we do not see
it. And it takes time. In time, we see signs of growth as the
sprouts appear above the soil. And more time must go by before
the plant or tree can grow and produce fruit.
Right after the parable of the sower, the Lord Jesus spoke
another parable, once again using the seed illustration, to teach
us about the Kingdom of God (Mark 4:26-29). In this parable,
the Lord Jesus revealed to us a general seed-principle that
operates in God’s Kingdom. This seed-principle is applicable
to many different aspects of our life in the Kingdom of God.
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The seed-principle also applies to the process by which God’s

Word, the Miracle Seed produces in our lives.
The main insights about the seed-principle of God’s

Kingdom are as follows:
1) The seed must be sown.

2) There is a passage of time before any signs of growth
manifest.
3) The seed will produce even if we do not know how.
4) When the harvest comes, we must put in the sickle and
gather it in (in other words, we have a part to play in
gathering the harvest).
The important truth to understand is that there is a passing

of time before the seed can produce. These seeds of God’s Word
being sown (and are being sown) in our hearts may not bring a
bumper harvest overnight. Typically, there will be a passage of
time before we see the effect and the results of the seeds that
we have been sowing in our hearts.
Initially, we may only experience a thirty-fold harvest.

But we know that there is a passage of time that is necessary
for the seed to germinate and grow up. We continue to sow the
Word into our hearts knowing that the harvest time will soon
come. And then, as we keep sowing the seed of the Word, we
will enjoy many more rich and bountiful harvests of what the
Word produces.
We may not be able to fully explain how sowing the seed

of God’s Word into our hearts is going to cause that Word to
produce in our lives. For instance, we cannot fully explain how
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a person who sows the seed of the Word concerning success

and prosperity will experience success and prosperity in all he
or she does. Likewise, we cannot fully explain how someone
who sows the seed of God’s Word for healing and health will
experience God’s power that would heal them of sickness and
disease and keep them in good health. We can only say that
the Word is like a seed, and the seed will produce even when
we do not know how. When the Word is sown on good ground
and nurtured, it will produce that which it has been designed
to produce.
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Revelation: Receiving Spiritual
Understanding
When we do not understand the Word
Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not
understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was
sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
The Lord Jesus stated that when we do not understand the

Word, satan then snatches away the seed, thus preventing it from
taking root and producing in our lives. We must understand
the Word (get an understanding of the spiritual truth) to keep
satan from stealing the Word. Satan will make his best efforts
to prevent us from understanding the Word through arguments,
confusions, lies, deceptions, etc.
The Greek word used for the word “understand” simply
means “to put together, grasp, comprehend.” While we must
intelligently and intellectually understand the Word, there is
also the aspect of receiving an understanding of the spiritual
truth that we call as “revelation”.
Luke 8:12
Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and
takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and
be saved.
Satan does not want us to come to the place where we

believe the Word. So, he attempts to get the Word away from
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us before we can get a revelation of it and believe it. However,

once we understand or receive a revelation of the Word, we can
then believe the Word and experience the power of the Word
at work in our lives.
The Scriptures and the human intellect

1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God,
for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they
are spiritually discerned.
It is by the ability of our intellect that we read and

understand the meaning of the Words of Scripture. We use
our intellect to study the Hebrew and Greek, the historical
background and the context in which the Scriptures were
written. God has given us our intellect and we must make
good use of it.
However, the natural man with his natural mind is unable
to recognize the divine truths that the Spirit of God conveys
through His Word. It takes spiritual discernment (or spiritual
insight) to receive the things of the Spirit. This is where the
ability of the human intellect ends and dependence on the work
of the Holy Spirit begins.
1 Corinthians 2:9-12
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But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit
searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
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For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man
which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the
Spirit of God.
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Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who
is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given
to us by God.
God reveals (unveils, takes the cover off) the spiritual

truth and the spiritual realities to us by His Holy Spirit. This
enables us to know (to understand, be sure of, see, perceive)
the things God has freely given to us.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of revelation. He enables us
to see the divine truths contained in the Scriptures. He takes
us beyond the meaning of the words that were penned by the
men of old, and into the original thoughts expressed by God.
There is a vast difference between the thoughts of man and the
thoughts of God. The Lord God said, “For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts” (Isaiah 55:9).
Revelation is moving from an intellectual understanding
to a spiritual understanding. It is through revelation that we
receive the thoughts of God. We can understand the spiritual
truths. When a person does not receive a revelation of the
spiritual truth (that is, does not get a spiritual understanding
of the Word), Jesus said, “… then the wicked one comes and
snatches away what was sown in his heart” (Matthew 13:19).
Praying for revelation

Ephesians 1:17-19
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that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
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the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know
what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His
inheritance in the saints,
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and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who
believe, according to the working of His mighty power
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In Paul’s prayer for the believers at Ephesus, he asks

specifically for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation and the
enlightening (illumination) of their understanding so that they
would know God, know the purpose of God’s calling, know
the glorious inheritance that God has for His people and know
the greatness of the power that God has made available to His
people. So, knowledge and understanding of such spiritual
truth come through revelation and illumination of the Holy
Spirit. The Holy Spirit enlightens or illuminates the eyes of our
understanding so that we can know the spiritual truth.
When we receive a spiritual understanding through
the process of revelation, we have gone from natural head
knowledge to knowing in our spirit. This is the difference
between the natural knowledge and the spiritual knowledge or
the head knowledge and the heart knowledge. When we know
something in our hearts (spirit), it means that the eyes of our
hearts have been illuminated to understand. Hence, we know
and believe it from deep within. We embrace the spiritual truth,
believe it, walk in it and experience it.
So, when we hear the Word or read the Word, we must
pray for revelation and an understanding of the spiritual truth.
When we receive a revelation of the Word and believe it, satan
is unable to steal or snatch that Word away from us. We see it.
We believe it. It is now ours!
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Harvest Blockers: Opposition to the
Word
Matthew 13:20,21
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But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears
the word and immediately receives it with joy;
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yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while.
For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word,
immediately he stumbles.
Mark 4:16,17
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These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they
hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
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and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time.
Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake,
immediately they stumble.
Luke 8:13
But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the
word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in
time of temptation fall away.
We now examine what Jesus pointed to as factors that

keep the seed from producing fruit. There is nothing wrong
with the seed. The seed is the Word of God and therefore, is
perfect. But there are external factors that keep the seed of the
Word from bearing fruit.
One set of external factors that could block the harvest
that Jesus said was tribulation or persecution because of the
Word, and a time of temptation.
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Stand through opposition to the Word

As we hear and receive the Word of God, there will
be tribulation (hardship, pressure), persecution (human
opposition) and temptation (difficulties, inducements to sin)
that come because of the Word. These oppositions are often in
the same areas where we are hearing and receiving the Word.
Sometimes, satan’s temptations are inducements to doubt,
question and rationalize away the truth of the Word and get
into a place of fear or unbelief. Regardless of what the nature
and source of opposition, whether tribulation, persecution or
temptation, we must stand firm believing the Word that we
have received. We must hold fast to the Word and allow it to
take root in our hearts so that it can produce in our lives.
For instance, let us say that we hear the Word on divine
healing. The revelation of divine healing fills us with joy and
great excitement. Shortly thereafter, we face some sort of
illness. What would we do? Would we discard the Word on
divine healing saying, “Well, it is not for everybody,” or “Maybe
divine healing was only for the Early Church and is not for us
today,” or some other similar argument? Or do we intentionally
go back to the Word, read it again, hear it again, meditate and
feed our spirits even more with the Word on divine healing?
It is important to do the latter so that the Word we have heard
on divine healing can get deeper in us.
Let the Word take deep root in you

We may receive the Word with great enthusiasm, joy and
excitement. However, the real test is whether we will stay
with the Word over time so that the Word can actually “take
root,” that is, get deep into our hearts and have a firm hold
inside us. If the Word does not have a deep root in us, then we
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could stumble (get offended, trip up) and fall away (withdraw,
depart) from the Word.
For the Word to take deep root in us, we must continue to
feed on the Word and strengthen our revelation of the Word. We
must do this when times are good and there is no real opposition
to the Word. In general, we have the tendency to tune off when
we hear a repeat of the same message—the same Word being
brought to us. But we need to hear and keep hearing the Word
so that it can take deep root within us and we are able to stand
when we face opposition to the Word. As Hebrews 2:1 states,
“Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things
we have heard, lest we drift away.”
Continually feed your spirit with the truth and revelation
that you have received so that it is deeply rooted in you. This
will ensure that you do not quit in times of difficulty.
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Harvest Blockers: Thorns That Choke the Word
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Harvest Blockers: Thorns That
Choke the Word
Matthew 13:22
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word,
and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the
word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Mark 4:18,19
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Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who
hear the word,
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and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires
for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Luke 8:14
Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have
heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life,
and bring no fruit to maturity.
The next set of harvest blockers that Jesus pointed to are

thorns that choke the Word. Thorns represent the cares of this
world, the deceitfulness of riches, the desire for other things and
the pleasures of life. The one common effect all these have is
distraction. They move our focus and attention away from the
Word onto other things. So, these act like thorns that prevent
sufficient light, water and nutrients from reaching the young
plant and thus, eventually destroying it. This is what happens
to us. We get distracted and preoccupied with other things and
we neglect protecting and nurturing the Word in our hearts.
Eventually, the Word is made unproductive in our lives.
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Guard against thorns that choke the Word

We must guard our hearts from the cares of this world, the
deceitfulness of riches, the desire for other things and the
pleasures of life. While all of us have cares (responsibilities
that we must fulfill), we handle riches (money, finances,
wealth), have other interests and enjoy legitimate pleasures
(good things), we must ensure that our hearts are not drawn
away from God and His Word by these things.
Here are some practical ways to guard against thorns.
1) Affirm your love for God and His Word.

2) Guard your own heart.
Affirm your love for God and His Word

It is indeed wonderful to affirm our love and passion often for
God and His Word as the Psalmist did in Psalm 119. Here are
selected verses from Psalm 119 that teach us how to affirm our
love for God’s Word.
Psalm 119: 16,36,37,47,72,97,127,162
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I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
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Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.
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Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me
in Your way.
47
And I will delight myself in Your commandments, Which I love.
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The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of coins of gold
and silver.
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Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.
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Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, yes, than
fine gold!
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I rejoice at Your word as one who finds great treasure.
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Guard your heart

We must constantly keep a watch over the affections and
passions of our hearts. We keep a check on where our interests
are and what they are on. When we feel we are distracted or
drifting away from our first love, we confess it and ask the Lord
to redirect our hearts and draw us back to Himself. Ensure that
we intentionally and practically put God first in our lives by
seeking Him (Matthew 6:33). Make time and space to be with
God in His presence in worship, prayer and in His Word. “... If
riches increase, Do not set your heart on them” (Psalm 62:10).
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Three Keys: Understand, Receive,
Retain
The Lord Jesus revealed to us as to what causes the seed of the
Word to eventually produce in our lives. Looking at how the
three Gospels record these, we learn that when we understand
(Matthew 13:23), receive (Mark 4:20) and retain (Luke 8:15)
the Word in our hearts, we will bring forth fruits in our lives.
Understand
Matthew 13:23
But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the
word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some
a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
We have examined, in an earlier chapter, the importance

of understanding the spiritual truth and receiving revelation.
The unveiling of the spiritual truth to our hearts is progressive.
We progressively see the spiritual truth clearly as more and
more light is shed into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. We must
continue to receive revelation on the various areas of the truth
as given to us in His Word. We must be constantly increasing
in our knowledge of our Lord (Colossians 1:10), continue to
grow in grace and in knowledge (2 Peter 3:18), be renewed in
our knowledge (Colossians 3:10), comprehend and know the
love of Christ (Ephesians 3:18-19) and come to the knowledge
of the Son of God (Ephesians 4:13). Our spiritual journey is a
continued growth in the revelation of our God, His purposes,
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the inheritance He has for us and of the power that He has

made available for us.
So, keep hearing the Word. Keep meditating on the Word.
Keep studying the Scriptures. Continue receiving revelation and
fresh insight into all areas of the Christian faith and journey.
Like the Psalmist, we pray continually, “Open my eyes, that
I may see Wondrous things from Your law” (Psalm 119:18).
Receive
Mark 4:20
But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the
word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some
a hundred.”
We must receive, accept and embrace, that is, believe the

Word with our hearts. We must believe the Word wholeheartedly
for it to do its work in our hearts and lives. It is interesting to
note what Hebrews 4:2 tells us, “For indeed the gospel was
preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard
did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who
heard it.” When we fail to mix faith with the Word (believe the
Word), then the Word will not profit or benefit us. On the other
hand, when we believe the Word, we will see it bearing fruit
and being fulfilled in our lives. “Blessed is she who believed,
for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told
her from the Lord” (Luke 1:45).
As we have mentioned earlier, satan and his demons will
make every effort to prevent us from believing the Word through
doubts, unbelief, fear, etc. But we must remain strong in faith.
Keep believing the Word. His Word is truth (John 17:17).
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Retain
Luke 8:15
But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having
heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit
with patience.
The word “keep,” in the verse above, from the Greek, has
the idea of holding fast, retaining, staying on, sticking with and
clinging on. So, we must hold on to the Word with endurance
through all that comes our way and through time. This is the
Word that will produce in our lives.
These three keys—understand the Word, receive the
Word and retain the Word—are so important if the Word is to
bear fruit in our lives. Initially, as we meditate and receive the
Word, we may see it bear a small measure of fruit (thirtyfold).
We must continue in this and stay with the Word. Continue
receiving revelation, believing the Word and keeping the Word
in our lives. Soon, we will see an increased measure of fruit
being borne, sixtyfold and then, hundredfold fruit.
Keep living by the Word

James 1:22,25
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But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in
it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be
blessed in what he does.
Ultimately, the purpose of receiving revelation of the

Word is so that our minds can be renewed and our way of
life transformed (Romans 12:2). The spiritual truths that are
revealed to us must affect our thinking. Our thought patterns,
our reasoning and our persuasions must be influenced and
ordered by the spiritual understanding that we have received.
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This process is called “renewing of the mind.” When this

happens, we can consistently live in accordance with the
revelation that we have received from God’s Word. We must
become doers of the Word and live by the truth that we have
received. When we live by the Word, we will walk in the
blessings promised in the Word.
God’s intent in giving us the Scriptures is that we may
live continually by them. He has made His Spirit available
to us to help us understand His Word. However, receiving a
revelation of the Word by itself is insufficient to experience the
full blessings of His promises. It is the person who translates
the revelation into consistent action who walks in the riches
of what God has promised.
Our challenge to you is that you will depend on the Holy
Spirit to receive insight into the Scriptures. Then, allow your
mind to be renewed by the revelation you receive. And then,
translate the revelation to disciplined action in your everyday
living. You will then be a person who, as the Scripture says, is
blessed in whatever you do.
The abiding Word

The apostle John records for us the importance of having the
Word abide in us and we abiding in His Word. Abide simply
means to remain, to dwell, to keep, to continue in. It has to do
with holding on to His Word and consistently living by that
Word through time. Jesus taught us that when we continue in
His Word that it is an expression of us being His disciples.
Doing so will lead us into the truth that will liberate us and
transform us (John 8:31-32). Abiding in His Word is an
expression of our love for Him. He will reveal more of Himself
to the person who keeps His Word. When we continue in
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His Word, we will experience His presence (John 14:21,23).

Abiding in Him and His Word abiding in us is key to answered
prayers. Jesus said, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in
you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
(John 15:7). Also, as we have mentioned earlier, it is through
His abiding Word that we live victoriously over the devil. “I
have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and
the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the
wicked one” (1 John 2:14).
You are God’s garden

In closing, we can picture ourselves, each one of us, as God’s
garden. God has given us His Word—Miracle Seeds—that
He desires for us to sow in our own hearts and lives. There
are seeds of blessing, victory, healing, prosperity, peace, love,
holiness, purity, power and much more that can produce these
very things in our lives. May we develop the discipline of
sowing the seed of the Word into our hearts and lives. May
we allow God to fulfill His purpose and pleasure in our lives
through the power of His Word.
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Word Seeds
This is a collection of Scriptures on the same topic / theme. You
can add to these and assemble Scriptures on topics / themes
that are important to you. Use them as a quick reference when
needed. Meditate on God’s Word often.
Angelic protection
• Psalm 34:7; Psalm 91:11,12; Psalm 103:20 • Daniel 6:22 • Matthew
18:10 • Luke 22:41-43 • Acts 5:19,20; Acts 8:26; Acts 12:7-11; Acts
27:23,24 • Hebrews 1:14
Anointing
• Exodus 30:25-33 • 1 Samuel 24:6 • 1 Chronicles 16:21,22 • Psalm
28:8; Psalm 45:7; Psalm 92:10; • Isaiah 10:27; Isaiah 61:1-3 • Micah
3:8 • Zechariah 4:6,7 • Matthew 12:28 • Luke 1:35; Luke 4:18,19;
Luke 4:14; Luke 5:17; Luke 6:19; Luke 8:43-48; Luke 24:49 • John
7:37-39 • Acts 1:8; Acts 4:33; Acts 5:12-16; Acts 6:8; Acts 10:38 •
Romans 1:3,4; Romans 15:13; Romans 15:18,19 •
1 Corinthians 2:4,5; 1 Corinthians 5:4 • 2 Corinthians 1:21,22
• Ephesians 1:19,20; Ephesians 3:16; Ephesians 3:20,21 • 1
Thessalonians 1:5 • 2 Timothy 1:7 • Hebrews 2:3,4 • 1 John 2:20;
1 John 2:27
Answer to prayer
• Psalm 37:4; Psalm 65:2; Psalm 84:11 • Proverbs 10:24; Proverbs
15:29b • Matthew 7:7-11; Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 21:22 • Mark
11:22-24 • Luke 18:1 • John 14:13,14; John 15:7; John 16:23,24
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• Philippians 4:6,7 • James 1:5-7; James 5:14-16 • 1 Peter 3:12 • 1

John 3:21,22; 1 John 5:14,15
Armor of God
• Romans 13:12-14 • 2 Corinthians 6:3-7; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 •
Ephesians 6:10-18 • 1 Timothy 1:18
Baby in the womb

• Genesis 20:17,18 • Exodus 23:25,26 • Deuteronomy 7:12-15;
Deuteronomy 28:4 • Job 31:15 • Psalm 8:2; Psalm 71:5-7; Psalm
113:9; Psalm 119:73; Psalm 138:8; Psalm 139:13-17 • Isaiah 66:9
• Jeremiah 1:5 • Galatians 1:15,16
Believer’s authority
• Matthew 10:1,7-8; Matthew 28:18-20; Matthew 16:18,19 • Mark
3:14,15; Mark 9:38-40; Mark 16:17,18 • Luke 10:17-20 • Acts 3:6-
9,16; Acts 4:9,10; Acts 16:16-18 • Ephesians 2:4-6 • Philippians
2:9-11
Blessing and being blessed

• Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 17:7; Genesis 22:17-18; Genesis 24:1,35;
Genesis 26:12-14 • Numbers 6:23-27 • Deuteronomy 28:1-14 •
Psalm 103:1-6; Psalm 112:1-10; Psalm 128:1-6 • Proverbs 10:22; •
Galatians 3:9,13,14,29 • Ephesians 1:3 • Hebrews 8:6
Blood of Jesus
• Exodus 12:13,23; Exodus 24:8 • Leviticus 17:11 • Zechariah 9:11
• Matthew 26:28 • Acts 20:28 • Romans 3:24-26; Romans 5:9 • 1
Corinthians 5:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16 • Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians
2:13 • Colossians 1:14,20-22; Colossians 2:14,15 • Hebrews 2:14,15;
Hebrews 9:12-14; Hebrews 10:19-22; Hebrews 10:28,29; Hebrews
12:22-24; Hebrews 13:12; Hebrews 13:20,21 •
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1 Peter 1:1,2; 1 Peter 1:18,19 • 1 John 1:7 • Revelation 1:5,6;

Revelation 5:9,10; Revelation 7:14,15; Revelation 12:10,11
Boldness
• Psalm 138:3 • Proverbs 28:1 • Acts 4:13; Acts 4:29-31; Acts 14:3
• 2 Corinthians 3:11,12 • Philippians 1:20 • 2 Timothy 1:7 • 1 John
4:17,18
(See also Courage, Confidence)
Bones
• Psalm 34:20 • Proverbs 3:5-8; Proverbs 14:30; Proverbs 17:22 •
Isaiah 58:11
Casting out demons

• Matthew 4:23,24; Matthew 8:16,17; Matthew 9:32,33; Matthew
10:1,7,8; Matthew 12:28,29; Matthew 17:18-21 • Mark 3:14,15;
Mark 6:7,12,13; Mark 9:38-40; Mark 16:17,18 • Luke 9:1,2; Luke
10:17-20; Luke 13:10-13 • John 14:12 • Acts 16:16-18; Acts 19:11,12
Children
• Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 6:4-7; Deuteronomy 28:4;
Deuteronomy 30:6 • Psalm 25:12,13; Psalm 37:25,26; Psalm 78:4-
6; Psalm 90:16; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 112:1,2; Psalm 113:9; Psalm
127:1-5 • Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 14:26; Proverbs 20:7; Proverbs
22:6; Proverbs 31:28 • Isaiah 8:18; Isaiah 44:3,4; Isaiah 49:25; Isaiah
54:13; Isaiah 59:21 • Malachi 4:5,6 • Luke 1:17 • Ephesians 6:4 •
Colossians 3:21 • 1 Timothy 3:4,5; 1 Timothy 3:12 • 2 Timothy 1:5;
2 Timothy 3:15 • 3 John 1:4
Confidence
14:26
(See also Boldness, Courage)
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Courage
• Deuteronomy 31:6 • Joshua 1:7,9 • 2 Chronicles 32:7 • Psalm 27:14
(See also Boldness, Confidence)
Debt cancellation
• Deuteronomy 15:6; Deuteronomy 28:8,11,12 • 2 Kings 4:1-7 •
Psalm 128:1,2 • Proverbs 3:9,10; Proverbs 22:7 • Isaiah 65:22 •
Malachi 3:10,11 • Matthew 17:24-27 • Mark 11:22,23 • Luke 5:4-7
• Romans 2:11; Romans 13:8
Deliverance
• Psalm 18:1,2,17,19,43,48,50; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 34:4,7,17,19;
Psalm 91:3,14,15; Psalm 107:20; Psalm 116:8 • Matthew 6:13 •
Colossians 1:12,13 • Galatians 1:4 • 2 Timothy 4:18 • 2 Peter 2:9
Exploits
• Joshua 1:5 • Psalm 60:12 • Isaiah 45:1-3 • Daniel 11:32b • 1
Corinthians 2:9,10 • Ephesians 2:10; Ephesians 3:20,21 • Philippians
1:6; Philippians 2:13 • Hebrews 11:33,34
Faith
• Matthew 9:28,29; Matthew 17:20; Matthew 21:21 • Mark 9:23;
Mark 11:22,23 • Luke 1:45; Luke 17:5,6 • John 11:40 • Acts 3:16;
Acts 6:8; Acts 27:25 • Romans 4:12,17-21; Romans 10:8-10;
Romans 12:3 • 2 Corinthians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Galatians
5:6 • Ephesians 6:16 • 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:11; 1
Timothy 6:12; Philemon 1:6; Hebrews 3:1; Hebrews 4:2; Hebrews
4:14; Hebrews 6:12; Hebrews 10:22,23; Hebrews 10:35,36; James
1:5-7; James 2:17,18,21,22,26
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Word Seeds
Favor and good relationships

• Genesis 39:2-4,21 • Exodus 12:36 • 1 Chronicles 29:12 • Psalm
5:12; Psalm 30:5; Psalm 119:74 • Proverbs 3:3,4; Proverbs 4:7,8;
Proverbs 12:2; Proverbs 16:7; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 29:23 • Isaiah
61:7 • 1 Timothy 4:1
Future
• Psalm 31:15; Psalm 71:6,7; Psalm 71:17,18; Psalm 138:8 • Proverbs
3:5,6; Proverbs 4:18 • Isaiah 46:3,4; Isaiah 64:8 • Jeremiah 29:11 •
Matthew 6:25-34 • Romans 8:28 • 1 Corinthians 2:9,10 • Ephesians
2:10 • Philippians 3:12-14; Philippians 4:6,7
Gifts of the Spirit

• Acts 2:22; Acts 2:43; Acts 4:29,30; Acts 5:12-16; Acts 6:8; Acts
7:36; Acts 14:3 • Romans 12:6; Romans 15:18,19 • 1 Corinthians
2:4,5; 1 Corinthians 4:20; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; 1 Corinthians
12:31; 1 Corinthians 14:1,3,12,26,31,39; 1 Corinthians 14:39 • 2
Corinthians 12:12 • 1 Thessalonians 1:5 • Hebrews 2:3,4
Glory of God
• Exodus 24:16,17; Exodus 29:43; Exodus 33:18,19; Exodus 40:33-
35 • Numbers 9:15-23; Numbers 14:21 • Deuteronomy 5:24 • 1
Samuel 4:21,22 • 1 Kings 8:10,11 • 2 Chronicles 5:13,14 • Psalm
24:7-10; Psalm 26:8; Psalm 63:1,2; Psalm 85:9; Psalm 90:16,17 •
Isaiah 4:5,6; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 35:1,2; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 42:8;
Isaiah 48:11; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 60:1-7 • Ezekiel 1:28; Ezekiel 3:12;
Ezekiel 10:4,18 • Habakkuk 2:14; Habakkuk 3:3,4 • Haggai 2:7-9 •
John 1:14; John 2:11; John 11:4,40; John 14:21-23; John 17:5,22,24
• Acts 7:55 • Romans 8:15-25 • 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians
10:31 • 2 Corinthians 3:7-18; 2 Corinthians 4:6,7; 2 Corinthians
4:16-18 • Ephesians 2:21,22
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• Colossians 1:26,27 • Hebrews 1:3 • 1 Peter 4:14 • 2 Peter 1:16-18
Godly desires
• Psalm 27:4; Psalm 37:4; Psalm 42:1,2; Psalm 84:1-3,10; Psalm
63:1-8; Psalm 145:19 • Proverbs 10:24; • Isaiah 26:9 • Matthew 6:33
• Mark 12:29-31 • Romans 8:13 •
2 Corinthians 5:14,15 • Galatians 2:20; Galatians 5:24; Galatians

6:7,8; Galatians 6:14 • Philippians 3:7-11; Philippians 4:8 • Colossian
3:1-3 • 2 Timothy 2:19-21 • James 4:4 • 1 John 2:15-17
Greatness of our God

• Psalm 86:8-12; Psalm 121:2; Psalm 145:1-21; Psalm 147:4,5 •
Isaiah 37:16; Isaiah 40:21-31; Isaiah 45:12,18 • Jeremiah 32:17,27;
Jeremiah 51:15 • Romans 11:33-36 • 1 Timothy 6:14-16 • Revelation
5:11-14; Revelation 7:9-12; Revelation 19:4-6
Guidance
• Psalm 25:12; Psalm 32:8,9; Psalm 37:23,24; Psalm 119:103-105;
Psalm 119:130; Psalm 119:133 • Proverbs 3:5,6; Proverbs 4:18;
Proverbs 4:26 • Isaiah 58:11 • Romans 8:14 • Colossians 3:15
Healing and health

• Genesis 20:17 • Exodus 15:26; Exodus 23:25-26 • Deuteronomy
7:15 • Job 33:19-28 • Psalm 30:2; Psalm 41:1-3; Psalm 91:5-
10; Psalm 103:1-5; Psalm 107:20 • Proverbs 3:7-8; Proverbs
4:20-22; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 18:21,22 • Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah
53:4,5; Isaiah 58:8 • Jeremiah 17:14 • Ezekiel 34:4; Ezekiel 47:8,9 •
Matthew 4:24; Matthew 8:16,17; Matthew 12:15; Matthew 15:25-28
• Mark 5:34 • Luke 4:40; Luke 13:11-13,16 • Acts 10:38 • Romans
8:11 • 1 Corinthians 6:19,20 • Hebrews 11:11 • James 5:14,15 • 1
Peter 2:24 • Revelation 22:1,2
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Word Seeds
Healing the sick

• Matthew 4:23,24; Matthew 10:1,7,8; Matthew 15:29-31 • Mark
6:7,12,13; Mark 16:17,18 • Luke 5:17; Luke 6:17-19; Luke 9:1,2;
Luke 9:11; Luke 10:1,9 • John 14:12 • Acts 10:38 • 1 Corinthians
12:7-11 • James 5:14-16 • 1 John 3:8
Holiness (overcoming sin, purity)

• Exodus 15:11; Exodus 19:6 • Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy
23:14 • Job 31:1 • Psalm 29:2; Psalm 1:1-3; Psalm 4:3; Psalm 15:1-
5; Psalm 19:12-14; Psalm 24:3-5; Psalm 29:2; Psalm 96:9; Psalm
119:9-11 • Proverbs 5:15-23; Proverbs 6:23-25 • Ecclesiastes 7:26
• Isaiah 52:11 • Obadiah 1:17 • Malachi 3:1-3 • Matthew 5:29,30
• Romans 1:4; Romans 6:6,7,12-14; Romans 8:5-8,12-13; Romans
12:1,2; Romans 13:11-14 • 1 Corinthians 3:16,17;
1 Corinthians 6:12,13,17-20 • 2 Corinthians 6:14-18;
2 Corinthians 7:1; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 • Ephesians 4:20-32;
Ephesians 5:1-5 • Philippians 2:14,15; Philippians 4:4-8 • 1
Thessalonians 4:3-7 • 2 Timothy 2:19-22 • Titus 2:11-14 • Hebrews
10:26,27; Hebrews 12:1-4; Hebrews 12:14-16 • James 3:8-10;
James 4:4-8 • 1 Peter 1:13-17; 1 Peter 2:9-12; 1 Peter 4:1,2 • 2 Peter
3:14,17,18 • 1 John 2:15-17 • Jude 1:17-25
Home and family

• Genesis 18:19; Genesis 22:16-18; Genesis 39:2-5 • Deuteronomy
28:1-12 • Joshua 24:14,15 • 2 Samuel 6:12 • Job 5:24 • Psalm 68:5;
Psalm 91:10; Psalm 101:1,2,7; Psalm 112:1-3; Psalm 118:15; Psalm
127:1-5; Psalm 128:1-4; Psalm 144:12-15 • Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs
12:7; Proverbs 14:11; Proverbs 15:6 • Isaiah 32:17-19; Isaiah 65:21-
23 • John 14:23
Husband
• Genesis 2:22-24 • Psalm 128:1-4 • Proverbs 19:14; Proverbs
31:10,11,23,28 • Malachi 2:14-16 • Matthew 19:4-6 • 1 Corinthians
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7:3-5,10-11; 1 Corinthians 11:3 • Ephesians 5:23-33 • Colossians

3:19 • 1 Timothy 5:4 • 1 Peter 3:7
Joy (overcoming grief, sadness)

• Nehemiah 8:10 • Psalm 5:11; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 30:5; Psalm
32:11; Psalm 33:1,3,21; Psalm 35:9; Psalm 43:4; Psalm 126:5,6 •
Isaiah 12:3; Isaiah 29:19; Isaiah 51:11; Isaiah 61:3,7 • Habakkuk
3:17,18 • Matthew 5:12 • John 16:22-24; John 17:13 • Acts 13:52 •
Romans 14:17; Romans 15:13 • Galatians 5:22-23 • Philippians 4:4
• Colossians 1:11 • 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 •
Hebrews 1:9 • James 1:2,3 • 1 Peter 1:8,9; 1 Peter 4:12-14 • 1 John 1:4
Land and property matters

• Deuteronomy 28:8,11,12 • Psalm 16:5; Psalm 37:29; Psalm 125:3
• Mark 10:29,30
Legal challenges
• Deuteronomy 10:18; Deuteronomy 28:7 • Psalm 3; Psalm 12:5;
Psalm 37:6,28; Psalm 72:14; Psalm 89:14; Psalm 103:6; Psalm
119:121; Psalm 140:12; Psalm 146:7 • Isaiah 28:5,6; Isaiah 54:14,17
Longevity
• Genesis 6:3 • Exodus 23:25,26 • Deuteronomy 34:7 • Job 5:26
• Psalm 34:12-14; Psalm 71:5-9,17,18; Psalm 90:10-12; Psalm
91:14-16; Psalm 92:12-15; Psalm 103:15-17; Psalm 128:1,6 •
Proverbs 3:1,2; Proverbs 17:6 • Isaiah 46:4 • 2 Corinthians 4:16-18;
2 Corinthians 5:1-9 • Philippians 1:21 • 2 Timothy 4:7-8
Love
• Mark 12:29-31 • John 13:34-35 • Romans 5:5; Romans 12:9-21;
Romans 13:8 • 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 • Galatians 5:22,23 • Ephesians
4:31,32; Ephesians 5:1,2 • Colossians 3:12-14 • 1 Thessalonians
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Word Seeds
4:9,10 • 1 Timothy 1:5 • Hebrews 6:10 • 1 John 2:9-11; 1 John

3:14-18; 1 John 4:7-12; 1 John 4:16-21 • Jude 1:20,21
Mind
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 • Job 38:36 • Psalm 26:2; Psalm 19:7,14; Psalm
23:3; Psalm 35:9; Psalm 42:5,6,11; Psalm 62:1,5; Psalm 94:19;
Psalm 103:1,2; Psalm 131:2; Psalm 138:3; Psalm 139:2 • Isaiah
26:3,9; Isaiah 55:7-9 • Lamentations 3:21-23 • Matthew 5:28;
Matthew 15:18,19 • Mark 12:30 • Romans 8:5-8; Romans 12:1,2,16;
Romans 14:5 • 1 Corinthians 2:16 • 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 • Ephesians
4:23,24 • Philippians 2:3,5-8,15; Philippians 3:12-15; Philippians 4:8
• Colossians 3:2,3 • 1 Thessalonians 5:23 • 2 Timothy 1:7 • Hebrews
4:12; Hebrews 8:10 • 1 Peter 2:11; 1 Peter 4:1 • James 1:21 • 3 John 2
Peace (overcoming fear, anxiety, worry)

• Judges 6:23,24 • Psalm 4:8; Psalm 37:11,37; Psalm 119:165 •
Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 26:3,12; Isaiah 32:17,18; Isaiah 48:17,18; Isaiah
53:5; Isaiah 54:10,13; Isaiah 55:12 • Matthew 5:9 • John 14:27; John
16:33 • Romans 5:1; Romans 8:6; Romans 12:18; Romans 14:17-19;
Romans 15:13,33; Romans 16:20 • 1 Corinthians 1:3;
1 Corinthians 14:33 • 2 Corinthians 13:11 • Galatians 5:22,23 •
Philippians 4:6-9 • 2 Thessalonians 3:16 • Hebrews 12:14
Promotion
• Deuteronomy 28:13 • Job 8:6-7 • Psalm 37:4,5; Psalm 75:6,7 •
Proverbs 16:3; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 22:29 • Isaiah 1:19; Isaiah
48:17; Isaiah 54:1-3; Isaiah 60:22 • John 15:5 • 1 Timothy 6:17
Prosperity and success

• Genesis 26:12; Genesis 39:2,3,23 • Deuteronomy 29:9;
Deuteronomy 30:5 • Joshua 1:7-8 • 1 Kings 2:3 •
2 Chronicles 20:20; 2 Chronicles 26:5; 2 Chronicles 31:21 •
Nehemiah 2:20 • Job 8:6,7; Job 36:10,11 • Psalm 1:1-3; Psalm
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25:12,13; Psalm 35:27; Psalm 118:25 • Proverbs 28:25 • Zechariah

8:12 • 3 John 1:2
(See also Blessing and being blessed)
Protection
• Psalm 3:3-6; Psalm 27:1-5; Psalm 32:7; Psalm 34:4,7,17,19; Psalm
50:15; Psalm 91:10-12; Psalm 121:1-8 • Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs
21:31 • Isaiah 54:14,15,17; Isaiah 59:19
Provision
• Genesis 22:13,14 • Psalm 23:1-6; Psalm 34:9,10; Psalm 37:25;
Psalm 84:11 • Matthew 6:31-33 • 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 • Philippians
4:19
Quietness
• Psalm 131:2 • Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 32:17,18 • Lamentations 3:26
• Zephaniah 3:17 • 1 Thessalonians 4:11 • 2 Thessalonians 3:11,12
• 1 Peter 3:3,4
Raising the dead

• 1 Kings 17:17-24 • 2 Kings 4:32-37; 2 Kings 13:20,21 • Matthew
10:7,8; Matthew 11:4,5 • Mark 5:35-43 • Luke 7:11-17 • John 11:38-
45 • Acts 9:36-42; Acts 14:19,20; Acts 20:9,10; Acts 26:8 • Romans
4:17 • Hebrews 11:35
Sleep
6:22-23
Spirit-filled and Spirit-led

• Matthew 4:1 • John 16:13-15 • Acts 5:32; Acts 8:29; Acts 10:19,20;
Acts 13:2,3; Acts 15:28,29; Acts 16:6-10; Acts 18:5; Acts 19:21;
Acts 20:22-23; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:10,11 • Romans 8:1,2,13-17 • 2
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Word Seeds
Corinthians 13:14 • Galatians 5:16-26 • Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians

5:17-21 • 1 Thessalonians 5:19
Strength
• Exodus 15:2 • Deuteronomy 33:25 • 1 Samuel 30:6 •
2 Samuel 22:33 • Psalm 27:1,14; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm
73:26 • Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 28:5,6; Isaiah 40:28-31; Isaiah 41:10
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 • Ephesians 3:16; Ephesians 6:10 • Philippians
4:13 • Colossians 1:11
Wife
• Proverbs 12:4; Proverbs 14:1; Proverbs 31:10-31
• 1 Corinthians 7:2-4,10,11 • Ephesians 5:22-24,33;
• Colossians 3:18 • Titus 2:1-5; 1 Peter 3:1-6
Wisdom and understanding

• Genesis 41:38,39 • Exodus 31:1-5; Exodus 35:30-35; Exodus 36:1
• 1 Chronicles 28:11,12,19 • 1 Kings 4:29 • Job 12:13; Job 28:20,28;
Job 32:8 • Psalm 18:28; Psalm 25:14; Psalm 51:6; Psalm 111:10;
Psalm 112:5; Psalm 119:97-99,130 • Proverbs 2:6; Proverbs 3:32;
Proverbs 4:5-9; Proverbs 8:11-21; Proverbs 20:27 • Isaiah 11:1,2;
Isaiah 28:23-29; Isaiah 29:24; Isaiah 40:28 • Jeremiah 51:15 • Daniel
1:17; Daniel 2:20-22,28; Daniel 5:12-14 • Luke 24:45 • 1 Corinthians
2:9-12 • James 1:5
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Do You Know the GOD Who Loves You?

About 2000 years ago, God came into this world as a man. His name
is Jesus. He lived a perfectly sinless life. Since Jesus was God in flesh,
everything He said and did revealed God to us. The words He spoke
were the very words of God. The things He did were the actions of God.
Jesus did many miracles on the earth. He healed the sick and suffering.
He opened blind eyes, unstopped deaf ears, made the lame to walk
and healed every kind of sickness and disease. He fed the hungry by
miraculously multiplying a few loaves of bread, calmed the storm and
did many other wonderful things.
All these actions reveal to us that God is a good God who
wants people to be well, whole, healthy and happy. God wants to
meet the needs of people.
So why then would God decide to become a man and step into
our world? Why did Jesus come?
All of us have sinned and done things that are unacceptable before
the God who created us. Sin has its consequences. Sin is like a great
unsurpassable wall between God and us. Sin separates us from God. It
prevents us from knowing and having a meaningful relationship with
the One who created us. Therefore, many of us try to fill this void with
other things.
Another consequence of our sins is eternal separation from God.
In God’s court, the penalty for sin is death. Death is eternal separation
from God in hell.
But the good news is that we can be free from sin and be restored
to God. The Bible says, “For the wages [payment] of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans
6:23). Jesus paid for the sins of the whole world when He died on the
cross. Then, three days later He rose again, showed Himself alive to
many and then went back into heaven.
God is a God of love and mercy. He does not wish that any person
be lost in hell. And so, He came to provide a way for the entire human
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race to be free from sin and its lasting consequences. He came to save
sinners—to rescue people like you and me from sin and eternal death.
To receive this free forgiveness of sins, the Bible tells us that we
have to do just one thing—accept what the Lord Jesus Christ did on
the cross and to believe in Him wholeheartedly.
“… through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive
forgiveness of sins” (Acts 10:43).
“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in
your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved”
(Romans 10:9).
You too can receive forgiveness and cleansing for your sins if you
will believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The following is a simple prayer to help you decide to believe in
the Lord Jesus Christ and what He has done for you on the cross. This
prayer will help you express your acceptance of what Jesus has done
for you and receive forgiveness and cleansing for your sins. This prayer
is only a guideline. You can also pray in your own words.
Dear Lord Jesus, today, I have understood what You did for me
on the cross. You died for me, you shed Your precious blood and paid
the penalty for my sins so that I could be forgiven. The Bible tells me
that whoever believes in You will receive forgiveness for their sins.
Today, I decide to believe in You and to accept what You did for
me by dying for me on the cross and rising again from the dead. I know
I cannot save myself by my own good works, neither can any other
human save me. I cannot earn forgiveness for my sins.
Today, I believe in my heart and say with my mouth that You died
for me, You paid the penalty for my sins, You rose again from the dead,
and by faith in You, I receive forgiveness and cleansing for my sins.
Thank You Jesus. Help me to love You, to know You more and to be
faithful to You.
Amen.
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About All Peoples Church

Our vision at All Peoples Church is to be salt and light in the city of
Bangalore, a voice to the nation and to the nations.
All Peoples Church is a Jesus loving, Word focused, Spirit filled,
family church, an equipping center, a missions base and a world outreach.
• As a family church, we grow together as a community in

Christ-centered fellowship, caring and serving each other in love
as the assembly of God.
• As an equipping center, we empower and equip every believer
to live victoriously, mature into Christlikeness and fulfill God’s
purposes for their lives.
• As a missions base, we engage in meaningful ministry to bless
our city, nation and the nations with the full Gospel of Jesus Christ
through the Word of God and supernatural demonstrations of the
power of the Holy Spirit.
• As a world outreach, we serve locally and globally by nurturing
godly leaders and Spirit-filled churches who can impact their regions
for the Kingdom of God.
At APC, we are committed to presenting the complete,
uncompromised Word of God in the anointing and demonstration of His
Holy Spirit. We believe that good music, creative presentations, brilliant
apologetics, contemporary ministry techniques, latest technology and
so on, can never substitute the God-ordained approach of proclaiming
the Word in the power of the Holy Spirit with signs, wonders, miracles
and gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:4,5; Hebrews 2:3,4). Our
theme is Jesus, our content is the Word, our method is the Holy Spirit’s
power, our passion is people and our goal is Christ-like maturity.
With our main base in Bangalore, All Peoples Church has several
other church locations in India. To get a current listing and contact
information of All Peoples Church locations, please visit our website
at apcwo.org/locations or send an email to contact@apcwo.org.
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Free Publications
A Church in Revival Offenses-Don’t Take Them
A Real Place Called Heaven Open Heavens
A Time for Every Purpose Our Redemption
Ancient Landmarks Receiving God’s Guidance
Baptism in the Holy Spirit Revivals, Visitations and Moves of God
Being Spiritually Minded and Earthly Wise Shhh! No Gossip!
Biblical Attitude Towards Work Speak Your Faith
Breaking Personal and Generational Bondages The Conquest of the Mind
Change The Father’s Love
Code of Honor The House of God
Divine Favor The Kingdom of God
Divine Order in the Citywide Church The Mighty Name of Jesus
Don’t Compromise Your Calling The Night Seasons of Life
Don’t Lose Hope The Power of Commitment
Equipping the Saints The Presence of God
Foundations (Track 1) The Redemptive Heart of God
Fulfilling God’s Purpose for Your Life The Refiner’s Fire
Gifts of the Holy Spirit The Spirit of Wisdom, Revelation and
Giving Birth to the Purposes of God Power
God Is a Good God The Wonderful Benefits of Speaking in
Tongues
God’s Word—The Miracle Seed
Timeless Principles for the Workplace
How to Help Your Pastor
Understanding the Prophetic
Integrity
Water Baptism
Kingdom Builders
We Are Different
Laying the Axe to the Root
Who We Are in Christ
Living Life Without Strife
Women in the Workplace
Marriage and Family
Work Its Original Design
Ministering Healing and Deliverance
New books are released regularly. Please visit apcwo.org/books to

download free APC Christian books in PDF, audio and other formats.
Many of these books are also available in other languages. Also visit
apcwo.org/sermons for free audio and video sermons, sermon notes
and many free other resources.
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Chrysalis Counseling
Chrysalis Counseling offers personal counseling to help people face
and overcome life’s challenges. Chrysalis Counseling is a team of
professionally trained and experienced Christian counselors.
Our Services are for all age groups and address a wide range of life’s
challenges.
Adolescents Behavioral Disorders
Personal Adjustments Personality Disorders
Relational Challenges Psychological / Emotional
Academic Underachievement Problems
Work-related Issues Stress / Trauma
Family / Couples: Premarital, Alcohol / Drug Abuse
Marital Spiritual Issues
Parents / Children / Sibling / Life Coaching
Peer
Fees for Chrysalis Counseling services are affordable and accessible.
To schedule an appointment with one of our trained counselors:
Website: chrysalislife.org
Phone: +91-80-25452617 or toll-free (within India) 1-800-300-00998
Email: counselor@chrysalislife.org
Chrysalis Counseling is a ministry of All Peoples Church & World
Outreach.
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PARTNER WITH ALL PEOPLES CHURCH
All Peoples Church ministers beyond its own borders as a local church
by reaching out across India, especially North India, with a special focus
on (A) Strengthening Leaders, (B) Equipping young people for ministry
and (C) Building up the Body of Christ. Several training seminars for
young people and ‘Christian Leaders’ Conference’ are held throughout
the year. In addition, several thousands of copies of publications are
distributed free of cost in English and other Indian languages with the
purpose of equipping believers in the Word and in the Spirit.
We invite you to partner with us financially by sending either a
one-time gift or a monthly financial gift. Any amount that you can send
to help us in this work across our nation will be greatly appreciated.
You can send your gift by cheque / bank draft payable to “All
Peoples Church” to our office address. Else, you can remit your
contribution directly by bank transfer using our bank account details.
Account Name: All Peoples Church

Account Number: 50200068829058
IFSC Code: HDFC0004367
Bank: HDFC Bank, 7M/308 80 Ft Rd, HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043
Kindly note: All Peoples Church can only accept bank contributions
from an India based bank account. When making your contribution,
if desired, you can indicate the specific APC ministry area where you
would like your contribution to be used. For additional details, please
visit apcwo.org/give.
Also, please remember to pray for us and our ministry whenever you can.
Thank You and God Bless!
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GOD’S WORD THE MIRACLE SEED
All PeoPles ChurCh BiBle College

apcbiblecollege.org
All Peoples Church Bible College and Ministry Training Center in

Bangalore, India, provides Spirit-filled, anointed, hands-on training
and equipping for ministering in the supernatural power of the Holy
Spirit along with a doctrinally sound and intellectually stimulating
study of God’s Word. We believe in developing the whole person for
ministry emphasizing godly character, deep roots in the Word of God
and powerful demonstrations of signs, wonders and miracles, all flowing
out of an intimate relationship with the Lord.
At All Peoples Church Bible College (APC-BC), in addition to

sound teaching, we emphasize the love of God in demonstration, the
anointing and presence of the Holy Spirit and the supernatural work of
God. Several young men and women have been trained and sent out to
fulfill God’s call over their lives.
We offer three programs.
• One-year Certificate in Theology and Christian Ministry (C.Th.)

• Two-year Diploma in Theology and Christian Ministry (Dip.Th.)
• Three-year Bachelor’s in Theology and Christian Ministry (B.Th.)
Classes are held each weekday, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon,
Indian Time (UTC+5:30). We offer three learning options.
• On-Campus: Attend in-person classes at the campus.
• Online: Attend live lectures online.
• E-Learning: Self-paced learning through the online portal
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GOD’S WORD THE MIRACLE SEED

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1. God’s Word: The Foundation of Our Faith 1

2. God’s Word: Its Purity and Power 9

3. God’s Word: The Miracle Seed 18

4. The Seed Is the Word of God 22

5. The Seed Must Be Sown into the Heart 27

6. Meditating on God’s Word 32

7. The Seed Must Be Protected and Nurtured 54

8. Revelation: Receiving Spiritual Understanding 59

9. Harvest Blockers: Opposition to the Word 63

10. Harvest Blockers: Thorns That Choke the Word 66

11. Three Keys: Understand, Receive, Retain 69

12. Word Seeds 74

The Eternal Word, the Incarnate Word, the Written

Through the foolishness of preaching

God, in His wisdom, has assigned that the eternal destiny

All Scripture is “God-Breathed”

When the apostle Paul referred to the “Holy Scriptures,”

The Scriptures—our window into God

The Scriptures provide us with insight into the living God.

The Scriptures—our standard, our pattern

In a world where people do not have definite standards for

our standard. We hold what the Scriptures say concerning all

The Scriptures—our authority

We submit to the Scriptures as the final authority in

Let the Word dwell in you richly

The Word of God is the foundation of our faith. It is

enforced them over circumstances and situations and have seen

The sovereign hand of God

God’s ways are “past finding out” or beyond human

Even above His name

God has given His Word a place of greater prominence

this. His reputation depends on His Word. His name derives

God’s Word is as strong as His character

When God made a promise to Abraham, He backed His

He is the “God, who cannot lie” (Titus 1:2). Every Word

God’s Word is a carrier of God’s power

The Bible teaches us that God simply spoke this universe

believing that things just fell together in place, over time, as

Standing on the promises

Understanding the purity and power of the Word gives us

The parable of the sower

The parable of the sower is simple and easy to understand,

This parable is key to understanding all other parables.

• First, if we learn how to draw spiritual truth and insights

Let us highlight key thoughts presented to us in the parable

1) God’s Word is like a seed. (Mark 4:14)

We will elaborate on each of these key insights, giving

The first truth we see in this parable is that God’s Word

Each Word that God has spoken to us is a seed. The Bible

In 1 Peter 1:23, the Word of God is referred to as “the

Word is the miracle ‘spora’—the Miracle Seed. The underlying

God’s Word has been designed to produce

1) God’s Word has been designed to produce (or designed to

The Words that God speaks (and the Words that He

The Word works effectively in you who believe

God has designed His Word to be a carrier of His

that denotes divine energy or supernatural power released